AGRICULTURE

MS. LEYBA
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What was the significance or lasting impact of

each era of change in agriculture on people
and environment?
FERTILE CRESCENT
ANIMAL HEARTHS
HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE

Agriculture- deliberate modification of Earth's surface through cultivation of plants

and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain.
Crop- plant cultivated by people
Hunters and Gatherers
Quarter-million people still survive by hunting and gathering
 PATTERNS OF DIFFUSION
Columbian Exchange- the exchange of goods, ideas, plants, and animals, and diseases that began with Columbus'
exploration of the Americas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQPA5oNpfM4&feature=youtu.be
 FIRST AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION (NEOLITHIC)

First Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic)-

humans first domesticated plants and
animals and no longer relied entirely on
hunting and gathering.
When- 8000 B.C.
 SECOND AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
(INDUSTRIAL)
Second Agricultural Revolution (Industrial)- Use of technology allowed
people to produce more with less labor.
Tractors and threshers
Fertilizers, weed killers, and pesticides
When- 1700 to 1900
Esther Boserup
THE GREEN REVOLUTION

The Green Revolution- Invention and rapid diffusion of more productive agriculture
techniques during the 1970s and 1980s.
Introduction of new higher-yield seeds such as rice and wheat and the expanded use of fertilizers,
chemical, and mechanized farming.
When- 1970 to 1980
Norman Borlaug
GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD (GMO'S)
Agriculture is deliberately manipulated
People control reproduction of plants and animals to produce large numbers of stronger, hardier
survivors
Export problems- European countries
Increase dependency on the United States- "terminator" gene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmcXYp8xu4
CRASH COURSE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnTyLAu5PeA
EXIT TICKET

For each revolution (first, second, and third) come

up with a tweet with a hashtag that summarizes
each revolution.Your hashtag should be the main
idea from each revolution.