Ancient Humans: The Agricultural Revolution
In this one time, students will learn the condensed history of the emergence of agriculture
Chidumebi Ikechi Njoku-Browne
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(861)
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Students will learn about the first agricultural revolution that occurred in the Neolithic period 12000 years ago. The topics covered will be as followed 1: The old ways-Hunter gatherers 2: Taming the first plants 3: Plants lead to animals 4: Narrowing our options-the centralization of food 5: Labour surplus, new jobs are born 6: Permanent housing 7: Hierarchy is born 8: Irrigation & Deforestation 9: Man starts to antagonize nature The class will be structured along the changes made to early human society chronologically. I will teach suing documentary clips, lectures, discussion and slides My teaching style can be described as interactive Learners will get to interact with me through video clips, discussion and publicly sourced images No required experience or knowledge needed.
Learning Goals
Students will gain a basic understanding of the first agricultural revolution.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
When discussion the hunter-gatherer section, I will be discussing hunting which is a generally violent topic.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Bellwood, Peter. First Farmers: the Origins of Agricultural Societies. Malden: Blackwell, 2008.
Isaac, Erich. The Domestication of Plants. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1970.
Knox, D. M. The Neolithic Revolution. London: George G. Harrap, 1980.
Long, Cathryn J. The Agricultural Revolution. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2004.
Robson, Arthur J. “A Bioeconomic View of the Neolithic Transition to Agriculture.” Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique 43, no. 1 (2010): 280–300. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5982.2009.01572.x.
Joined June, 2019
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861reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Public Administration from University of Baltimore
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from Alvernia University
I studied paleontology at the University of Alberta. I studied history at Alvernia University. I worked in both the Deep Time section and Human history education portions of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$13
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 17 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
1-12 learners per class
