Discuss the origins of agriculture

Forum 3, we will be discussing the origins of agriculture. For this forum, you will first need to watch a 60 minute video called “Stories from the Stone Age.” The video describes how agriculture developed from Hunting and Gathering in the Near East and the effects it had on humanity.

please read the article by Jared Diamond, “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race”. This short article describes the disadvantages of leading an agricultural lifestyle.

For your post, think of some of the advantages and disadvantages of agriculture and a hunting and gathering lifestyle. Thinking about your own life, would you rather choose the “leisurely” life of a hunter-gatherer or would you prefer to live a sedentary life as an agriculturalist? When writing your answer, use evidence from the readings, video and the Diamond article to explain why you prefer one lifestyle over the other. Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each type of lifestyle in terms of health, leisure time, social structures and technological advances when writing your response

Here is the video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTgIPVi1yPs

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