This is the first in a series of assignments designed to broaden your knowledge of history and of the people and cultures that preceded our own. The links on the History Page will provide you with information at other colleges and universities, at museums, and at sites constructed by others interested in history. This information will help you prepare for class discussions which are a vital part of the learning experience. You will also find the information useful in preparing you for exams.

For the section on Pre-History, explore the links for ideas about how early humans probably lived. Try to develop an understanding of their culture: social organization and relationships, hunting, religion, art, and anything else you feel is relevant.

Research the neolithic agricultural revolution on the Internet and answer 2 of the questions below. DO NOT copy and paste from an Internet site, DO NOT simply copy the answer from the textbook, DO NOT use an encyclopedia. Answers should be written in your own words, in complete sentences.
E-mail the answers to mitchelldutch@netscape.net

Provide a URL for Internet sources. Answers must be e-mailed before the topic is discussed in class.

What was the agricultural revolution?
How might it have occurred?
How did agriculture effect human societies?
Where did agricultural villages develop?
 

Edited Aug. 22, 2001