C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Agriculture
A learning module on agriculture that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include factors that led to the development of...
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Goteborg University: The Rise of Neolithic Agriculture [Pdf]
The Rise of Neolithic Agriculture examines reasons why the Neolithic converted to an agricultural people and why agriculture, though initially increasing the welfare of people's lives, deteriorated the quality of living.
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Birth of Agriculture and Its Effects
Why was the birth of agriculture such an important development in the prehistoric times? This question is answered in an easy-to-understand overview. The effects of agriculture are also mapped out on a flow chart for visual analysis.
Northern Arizona University
Nau: Moche Foodways Archaeological Project, 1997 2000
This project studied the "prehistoric food systems" of the Moche people in order to further understanding of the civilization and its innovations. Learn about the farming advances, eating habits, and daily life of these ancient people of...
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt Monthly: Ancient Egyptian Agriculture
This Tour Egypt Monthly informative article overviews important aspects of Ancient Egyptian Agriculture, including the Nile flooding, farming tools, grain and vegetable cultivation, and animal domestication. Included are small images of...
Northern Arizona University
Moche Foodways Archaeological Project: Ciudad De Dios
Read about excavations at Ciudad de Dios, a Late Moche farming village. These excavations reveal information on the types of food production and diets of these ancient people.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Advancement of Science: The Slow Birth of Agriculture
An article which describes the slow process of crop cultivation. The author argues that crop cultivation and village life may not have been connected.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Ancient China
We will refer to Ancient China as the time between the Neolithic period (ca. 6,000-ca. 1750 B.C.E.) and the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.), This is the formative stage of Chinese civilization. During this time, what we now call China...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Mesoamerica
Discussion of the farming styles of various Mesoamerican Indians, at the bottom of the page is a discussion of the Incan terrace farming system.
Andre Dollinger
Pharaonic Egypt: Agriculture in Ancient Egypt
Use this site to learn about the inventions and innovations of the Ancient Egyptian farmers. This detailed article, which discusses irrigation and the Nile flooding, planting, and harvesting includes links to related articles and...