The Road to The Road to Agriculture Agriculture PowerPointPowerPoint

Before we were all Before we were all farmers, all Homo farmers, all Homo

sapiens were…sapiens were…HuntersHunters and and GatherersGatherers

When we learned When we learned how to how to domesticate domesticate

animals, we were animals, we were able to raise them able to raise them

and not rely on and not rely on hunting anymore.hunting anymore.

When we learned When we learned how to how to domesticate domesticate plants (and animals), plants (and animals),

farming or farming or agricultureagriculture

beganbegan..

AgricultureAgriculture is another is another name for name for farming.farming.

When early humans When early humans started to farm they started to farm they

needed toneeded tostay in one place.stay in one place.

to watch their crops. If to watch their crops. If you grow more than is you grow more than is

needed, you can have a needed, you can have a surplussurplus of food. of food.

When people aren’t When people aren’t worried about surviving worried about surviving everyday of their lives, everyday of their lives,

they have time to they have time to develop develop

CULTURECULTURE..

Here is the Here is the process that process that

led to Culture:led to Culture:

Agriculture Song: Agriculture Song: (Sung to “This Land is Your (Sung to “This Land is Your

Land”)Land”)

We started as hunters and We started as hunters and sometimes gathered. Then sometimes gathered. Then

started farming (I mean started farming (I mean agriculture)…and now we agriculture)…and now we

stay put to watch our crops stay put to watch our crops grow…a surplus is enough grow…a surplus is enough

for you and me!for you and me!