Lesson 1: Transitions from hunting gathering to farming

How and why did cuisine come about?
"Why do you think early humans made the transition from hunting and gathering to farming?"

Hunter-Gatherer: A member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging wild plants.

Farming: The process of cultivating the soil and raising crops, typically for food production.

Nomadic: Moving from place to place with no fixed home; roaming.

Agriculture: The practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for growing crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

Livestock: Domestic animals kept for their utility (such as cows, chickens, sheep) and raised on a farm.

Sedentary: Characterized by or requiring a sitting posture; settled.

Irrigation: The artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.

Domesticate: To tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce.

Horticulture: The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.

Foraging: Searching widely for food or provisions.

Cultivation: The process of preparing and working on land to raise crops.

Subsistence: The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level.

Harvest: The process or period of gathering in crops.

Pastoral ism: A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.

Settlement: A place where people establish a community, typically with permanent dwellings.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9: Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Real world deductive logical thinking.

4 Analyze the economic implications of the shift from hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural ones.

3 Investigate and analyze the environmental changes that may have influenced the shift from hunting and gathering to farming.
Formulate a hypothesis about how social structures may have changed as a result of the transition to farming.
Assess the long-term effects of the transition to agriculture on human societies.

Why do you think early humans made the transition from hunting and gathering to farming?

We have always had food shortages. How do we adapt to meet the challenges of food shortages.
Students do not understand that humans have been changing the food supply since the beginning of civilization.

Graphic organizers allow for the visual processing of concepts and ideas, and more specifically how they connect to other concepts and ideas.

Students will complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting key aspects of hunter-gatherer societies and early farming communities. They will also write a short paragraph explaining the impact of the transition on human civilization.

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