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When Humans Were Scarce - Yale
| Content Provider | WatchKnowLearn |
|---|---|
| Description | This is a long video and the instructor may wish to break it up into smaller clips to assess comprehension. Hunter-gatherer populations were much less dense than later agriculturalists. The variety of their food supply protected them from crop failures and their sparseness reduced the spread of infectious diseases. Hunter-gatherers were healthier and worked less than early agriculturalists. Why didn't their numbers increase up to the same level of Malthusian misery? Their numbers may have been limited by violence between groups. Agriculture is more work intense and offers a less varied diet. Populations seem to grow rapidly and then die out suddenly. Populations are subject to climatic- or disease-caused crop failure. But farming allows individuals to produce a surplus of food that can then be stolen by warrior tribes or military castes. The surplus allows for population growth, cities and stratified societies. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Early Man k-12 homeschool homeschooling home school parents educational videos k12 preK-12 Pre-History History |
| Content Type | Video |
| Educational Role | Student Teacher |
| Educational Use | Self Learning Lecture |
| Time Required | PT1H8M32S |
| Education Level | Class XI Class XII |
| Pedagogy | Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Video Lecture |
| Subject | Pre-History |
