Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Energy Through Time
The quest for energy has always been a balancing act. As humans have gained greater control over their environment, they've found abundant resources - and faced numerous challenges. This article traces the history of our quest for energy.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Animal Husbandry
Reference page takes a look at the history of animal husbandry which deals with the domestication of, care for, and breeding of animals.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: The Horse
This resource presents illustrated essays about horses, developed in conjunction with museum-mounted exhibition, cover a wide range of topics, including the evolution of horses, the domestication of horses, the nature of horses, and the...
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Domestication of Animals and Its Effects
A synopsis on the domestication of animals traces the beginnings as well as the effects on prehistoric man. A flow chart to see how this development fits into history is provided.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Old Goats in Transition
Read about pre-historic animal domestication, something that that has been studied rigorously by scientists, but not yet fully understood. The bottom half of this article focuses on goat domestication as it was practiced in southwestern...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gallery: Civilization
Explore the images of this gallery and consider how increased productivity from the land, food surpluses, and swelling populations changed the types of communities that humans lived in.