Rather than simply define the agricultural revolution, invite your learners to consider the advantages and disadvantages that agriculture has brought to humanity as a whole. John Green begins this first episode of this series by illustrating early humans as foragers and hunters, and progresses to a discussion of why the agricultural revolution occurred and what implications this has had on civilization and the environment.

Concepts

farming, agricultural revolution

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Additional Tags

crash course world history, john green, hunters and gatherers, farming, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Connects history to modern considerations, and emphasizes reasons why to study history as a whole
• Extensive evidence provided to support speaker's main messages
• Engaging and descriptive animations

Cons

• Speaker moves quickly through material, and as such, video should be used to review concepts or prompt discussion rather than as a stand-alone lesson

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.7