HOMEWORK

Quiz 1 was returned today along with writing assignment feedback. Going forward, we will be prepping in-class for quizes and tests the day before so that everyone has a chance to brush-up and ask questions. The quizes were good overall and the writing assignments were excellent. I was so inspired by their historical figures that I think we will refine those assignments to a more in-depth form for a test grade and we will discuss them in class. Great work! The study guide for

Here is a link to view today's lecture as well as a YouTube link for today's discussion video. The video was on the production and processing of indigo. Indigo was once grown prominently in colonial Georgia. It is a intersting and nuanced exaple of how and why crop demands, production practices, and importance change over time. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/82jg4bimtgksbwgxnhbmj/Early-American-Agriculture-Part-2.mp4?rlkey=1knz2mx3yuc5youije1izzjjk&st=5m48ae28&dl=0...

Just a quick reminder that we have a quiz coming up on Tuesday, August 25. This quiz will cover Unit 1 Part 1. So far, we’ve walked through the foundations of agricultural history, starting with hunter-gatherer societies and the ways early people understood and used their environments. From there, we examined the Neolithic Revolution—the gradual transition from a Stone Age foraging lifestyle into settled agriculture—and why that shift made permanent communities, specialized