1. Agriculture: Where It All Begins! 6 th Grade Social Studies October 2013

2. Hunters and Gatherers roamed the Earth following their food Discovered best places and times to grow certain crops Developed better tools and techniques to make crops more abundant Created ways to communicate and calculate information about these crops People begin to specialize and improve techniques in their jobs More food is grown and there is a surplus of food, time, and people

3. Hunters and Gatherers roamed the Earth following their food

4. Discovered best places and times to grow certain crops (patterns)

5. Developed better tools and techniques to make crops more abundant

6. Created ways to communicate and calculate information about these crops

7. People begin to specialize and improve techniques in their jobs

8. More food is grown and there is a surplus of food, time, and people

9. Hunters and Gatherers roamed the Earth following their food Discovered best places and times to grow certain crops Developed better tools and techniques to make crops more abundant Created ways to communicate and calculate information about these crops People begin to specialize and improve techniques in their jobs More food is grown and there is a surplus of food, time, and people

10. GOVERNMENT Need for rules and laws for dealing with trade and land ownership leads to development of government ART and ARCHITECTURE More leisure time leads to development of art and literature EDUCATION Need to pass on ideas, techniques, rules, etc. leads to development of education From Subsistence Farming to Surplus Farming

11. Government Need for rules and laws for dealing with trade and land ownership leads to development of government

12. Art and Architecture More leisure time leads to development of art and literature

13. Education Need to pass on ideas, techniques, rules, etc. leads to development of education

14. Need for rules and laws for dealing with trade and land ownership leads to development of government More leisure time leads to development of art and literature Need to pass on ideas, techniques, rules, etc. leads to development of education From Subsistence Farming to Surplus Farming

15. Acknowledgements Mesopotamia: From Nomads to Farmers. Discovery Channel School. 2005. unitedstreaming. 2 October 2006 Mesopotamia: From Nomads to Farmers. Discovery Channel School. 2005. unitedstreaming. 2 October 2006 Ancient Civilizations: Balancing the Budget. TV Ontario. 1992. unitedstreaming. 4 October 2006 Ancient Civilizations: Balancing the Budget. TV Ontario. 1992. unitedstreaming. 4 October 2006