Big Era Three Farming and the Emergence of Complex Societies 10,000 ? 1,000 BCE. Join us for the world tour! STOP! I know what you?re thinking! Farming and complex societies? Where did they come from? I thought we were still hunting and gathering! Today 10k years ago 200k yrs ago Big Era 2 ?and changes have always been?and still are?part of human history. Let?s look for a minute at the changes that took place in Big Era Two. You DO remember Big Era Two, don?t you? Big Eras 3-9 Big Era 1 Farming and complex societies are the result of CHANGE? Today 10k years ago 200k yrs ago Big Era 2 Big Era Two is the era that covers the period from 200,000 to 10,000 years ago. Big Era Two was fraught with change. Shall we do a quick review? Big Eras 3-9 Big Era 1 200k yrs ago