1. The Beginnings of Society
Hunters and gatherers moved around to find food. They were nomads.
Nomads are people who had no single, settled home.

2. The Big Discovery! Farming!
Probably by accident, man realized by planting seeds, new plants would emerge from the ground. This sounds simple to us, but this discovery changed the lives of early man because now they knew the basic secret of …
Farming!

3. No More Nomads! -Learned about their environment and settled down.
-Learned not to collect all the seeds at harvest time so they could replant some for the following season
-Still hunted and gathered at first, but now they could make their own food!
-Places that had long springs and summers and fertile soil made good homes.

5. Animals! Humans used to fear animals and hunt animals.
By observing their behaviors, humans learned to domesticate some animals.
Domesticate-making them more useful to humans.

6. Changes…..
First animals to be domesticated were the dog, sheep and goats.
The bodies of domesticated animals changed over time
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8. HUH??????

10. Animal Uses Humans used animals to help with: -Hunting
-Domestic chores
-Providing food

11. Agriculture
Agriculture is the growing of plants and raising animals to supply food for humans.

12. Advantages to Agriculture
-Raise more food than hunters and gatherers could collect
-Support more people on small plots of land
-Move to areas where food was scarce if soil was fertile
-Create a steady supply of food
-Create a SURPLUS

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Surplus allowed people to store food for a time when they would need it.
Surplus allowed for people to start trading for goods they may want or need.
Surplus allowed people to stay in one place and create larger families and populations.
Surplus allowed some people to stop farming and develop new skills.
SO…….Surplus basically led to diversification of jobs!

15. So Many Jobs…. Having different jobs led to growing towns and cities.
Where did most cities develop?

16. Cry Me A River!
Most cities developed near rivers because they provided fertile soil and a fresh source of water.

17. Civilizations
Civilization is a complex society that usually has the following five characteristics or features:
Stable food supply
Specialization of labor
A system of government

18. 4. Social levels
5. A highly developed culture that includes art, architecture, religion, music and law. Frequently, civilizations also would have a system of writing.