ECOLOGY
HUMANS AND THE BIOSPHERE
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It gave them more time to hunt.
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It encouraged people to move to cities
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It let humans settle down in one place and store their food.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By actively managing their food supplies, agricultural societies were able to produce more food than hunter-foragers and support denser populations. Having a large population nearby made it worthwhile for farmers to grow more food than they needed for themselves, as they could trade this surplus for other goods.
Detailed explanation-2: -When early humans began farming, they were able to produce enough food that they no longer had to migrate to their food source. This meant they could build permanent structures, and develop villages, towns, and eventually even cities. Closely connected to the rise of settled societies was an increase in population.
Detailed explanation-3: -The advantages of being a hunter-gatherer are nutritional and societal. Hunter-gatherers learn to survive by finding foods that will sustain them. They must learn to recognize good finds versus poisonous threats. They become nomadic when they must, and they become good at it.
Detailed explanation-4: -As people started to practise agriculture more and more, it started attracting animals near their camp. They started to feed these animals and started protecting them from wild animals. This was done in order to get a continuous supply of dairy products and meat. Thus hunter-gatherers started farming and herding.