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10,000 BCE
Who started farming first
Egyptians were one of the first people to start farming. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.5822/978-1-61091-520-5_2 -
10,000 BCE
When humans started herding
Herding started about 10,000 years ago with mainly sheep and goats. People started learning that controlling animals could lead to reliable sources of meat and milk/milk products. Could also be used for tents and clothing. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/herding -
9500 BCE
First grown crops
Some of the first grown crops consist of peas, emmer weat, einkorn weat, chickpeas, flax, ect. https://www.toppr.com/ask/question/the-first-crops-were-grown-almost-8000-years-ago/ -
8000 BCE
Where most herding animals originated
Most archaeologists think that cattle, sheep and goats were originated from certain parts of the middle east. https://theconversation.com/ancient-dna-is-revealing-the-origins-of-livestock-herding-in-africa-114387#:~:text=Currently%20most%20archaeologists%20think%20wild,Egypt%20around%208%2C000%20years%20ago. -
7000 BCE
Where it all Began...
Farming originally began about 12,000 years ago. It first started when people began to grow a wide variety of crops and herding animals such as goats and wild oxen. Centuries later, people began to breed animals and plants making new varieties and breeds. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/15/485722228/where-did-agriculture-begin-oh-boy-its-complicated -
50 BCE
How farming has changed
Farming has changed a lot over the past 50 years. People have been raising their live stalk inside, farms have gotten bigger, not as much manual labor is needed and its not as common to see certain animals at the same farms anymore. https://iowaagliteracy.wordpress.com/2018/06/02/5-ways-technology-has-changed-farming/#:~:text=Farms%20have%20changed%20a%20lot,poultry%20on%20th -
Most grown crop today
Corn, wheat, rice, potatos, sweet potatos, soybeans, sorhum, yams, platains, ect. -
The evolution of agriculture stages
Agriculture goes through 3 stages...research and product development, demonstration and market validation; and commercialization. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/magazines/mai-2017/three-stages-innovation-agriculture/ -
Stages of farming
There are three main stages of farming...plowing, tilling and leveling. https://www.mybertolini.com/int/green-ideas/three-stages-soil-cultivation/ -
Herders
Herders will often specialize in a certain type livestock. For example, shepherds heard flocks of sheep, goatherd heard goats and swineherds herd pigs and hogs. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/herding
