Evolution of Hunting and Gathering


Hunting and gathering evolved into agriculture around this period. Agriculture was the way that the people began to care for the animals and plants to live off them and to grow more of them to be able to survive off them. Instead of migrating every so often to find food and plants to eat off the land, they began to use the land to grow and raise plants and animals. By domesticating the plants and animals they began to rely on each other. Their ability to produce more food for themselves and being able to settle in one area led to to more people and the villages growing in numbers. The Agricultural Revolution during the Neolithic period only occurred 12,000 - 4,000 years ago. This still led to issues between social classes. The poor could not afford tools and land to grow plants and raise animals like those who were wealthy. However, there were those who shared farming techniques like irrigation systems and advanced tools to help cultivate their plants. Overall, the human communities began to become more civilized and modern for their new ideas that were introduced at this time. 







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