Contents
- 1 What is the definition of savage According to John Green?
- 2 What evidence do we have that foragers had it pretty good?
- 3 What evolutionary desire might explain the agricultural revolution?
- 4 How long did it take for humans to go from hunting and gathering to creating such improbabilities as the airplane the internet and the ninety nine cent double cheeseburger?
- 5 What was a disadvantage of agriculture?
- 6 What is John Green’s definition of the industrial revolution?
- 7 What are the pros and cons of the agricultural revolution?
- 8 What are 2 advantages of agriculture?
- 9 Was the invention of farming good or bad for humanity?
- 10 What were the advantages of the agricultural revolution?
- 11 What are the advantages and disadvantages of farming crash course?
- 12 Why does John Green think that the Renaissance did not happen?
- 13 Why do you think fishing was the best hunting gig?
- 14 How did food surplus change the way communities functioned?
- 15 What was a disadvantage of the agricultural revolution?
What is the definition of savage According to John Green?
Expand upon John Green’s definition of “savage “. o John Green says that according to people of this time, when one was called a savage, it was because they were just different than the accuser.
What evidence do we have that foragers had it pretty good?
Animation of two foragers in bed surrounded by hearts While we tend to think that the lives of foragers were nasty, brutish and short, fossil evidence suggests that they actually had it pretty good. Their bones and teeth are healthier than those of agriculturalists.
What evolutionary desire might explain the agricultural revolution?
What evolutionary desire might explain the Agricultural Revolution besides the standard reasons? To experiment with domestication.
How long did it take for humans to go from hunting and gathering to creating such improbabilities as the airplane the internet and the ninety nine cent double cheeseburger?
1. In just 15,000 years, humans went from hunting and gathering to create such improbabilities as the airplane, the Internet, and the 99 cent double cheeseburger.
What was a disadvantage of agriculture?
Disadvantage: In order to keep feeding people as the population grows you have to radically change the environment of the planet. Advantage: Especially if you grow grain, you can create a food surplus, which makes cities possible and also the specialization of labour. Disadvantage: Farming is hard.
What is John Green’s definition of the industrial revolution?
John Green’s definition of the Industrial Revolution is it was an increase in production brought about by the use of machines and characterized by the use of new energy sources.
What are the pros and cons of the agricultural revolution?
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| More food production Use of fewer pesticides (better for environment) Possible addition of vitamins and minerals | Unknown possible long term effects Use of antibiotics in food (human resistance) Possible allergic reactions GMOs do not have to be labeled |
What are 2 advantages of agriculture?
Farming creates opportunities to lift people out of poverty in developing nations. Over 60 percent of the world’s working poor works in agriculture. Farming creates more jobs, beginning with farmers, and continuing with farm equipment makers, food processing plants, transportation, infrastructure and manufacturing.
Was the invention of farming good or bad for humanity?
Not only that, agriculture has led to the first significant instances of large-scale war, inequality, poverty, crime, famine and human induced climate change and mass extinction. Nobel was convinced that his invention would make war too violent and horrific to be contemplated.
What were the advantages of the agricultural revolution?
The increase in agricultural production and technological advancements during the Agricultural Revolution contributed to unprecedented population growth and new agricultural practices, triggering such phenomena as rural-to-urban migration, development of a coherent and loosely regulated agricultural market, and
What are the advantages and disadvantages of farming crash course?
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Access to milk and meat Help with shelter because have access to wool and leather | constantly on the move because you have to have access to crops for grazing hard to establish cities |
Why does John Green think that the Renaissance did not happen?
John Green says the Renaissance didn’t really happen because during the Renaissance people I didn’t know it existed.
Why do you think fishing was the best hunting gig?
What was the best hunting gig in the prehistoric world? Fishing. The animals available tended to be more difficult to control and hunting remained a more profitable exercise than herding.
How did food surplus change the way communities functioned?
The surplus food that agricultural systems could generate allowed for people to live in larger, more permanent villages. Farming began a process of intensification, which meant that many more people could be sustained in a given land area since more calories could be produced per acre.
What was a disadvantage of the agricultural revolution?
First, hunter-gatherers had a more varied diet, including fats, proteins and vitamins. Second, the simpler farmer diet was less diverse, and farmers were at greater risk of crop failure.