CHAPTER 2 SECTION 3

THE FIRST FARMERS Last part of Stone Age Learned to polish stones to make saws, drills, etc Learned to make fire / before only use fire started by lightning Stone Age ended… Neolithic Era / 10,000 yrs When toolmakers began to make tools out of metal / Egypt & SW Asia

PLANTS Warm weather ended ice age New plants began to grow – barley/wheat / so… How did agriculture (farming) began then? Domestication = Led to agriculture People went where food was People learned to plant own seeds / SW Asia – Iraq area Process of changing plants- animals to make them more useful to humans Changed history forever

ANIMALS GIVE 3 PURPOSES FOR DOMESTING ANIMALS EFFECTS OF DOMESTICATION TO MAKE CLOTH SHELTER FOOD DID NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW ANIMALS ANYMORE ANIMALS DO WORK Build permanent settlements Control food production Population grew Cultures/religions develop