How farming planted seeds for the Internet - Patricia Russac
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What does farming have to do with invention and innovation? Permanent residences, division of labor, central government, and complex technologies--all essential for advancing civilizations--could not have been developed without the move from hunting-gathering to farming. Patricia Russac explores how farming was a major innovation leading to the civilization we know today.
Too much of anything may not be good for you but not when it came to food in the Neolithic period. Growing your own food was more reliable than hunting and gathering and often led to more food than you needed. Describe the effect food surpluses had the on early farming settlements.
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- Director Joyce Stenneke
- Educator Patricia Russac
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