WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Step farming or terrace farming is common in hills to check soil erosion through water current on the slopes. It provides a physical barrier to soil erosion by water. The mountain is made into steps that slows down the speed of rainwater preventing damage to crops.

Detailed explanation-2: -Life as a Farmer The typical farmer lived in a small village of around 100 families. They worked small family farms. Although they had plows and sometimes used animals like dogs and oxen to do the work, most of the work was done by hand. Farmers had tough and difficult life.

Detailed explanation-3: -A terrace is a sloped plot of land that has been divided into a succession of progressively smaller flat surfaces or platforms. Terrace farming, also referred to as step farming is the practice of constructing steps or terraces on mountain slopes to conduct agricultural activities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Terrace farming is the process of cultivating crops on the sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces carved into the slope, or in other words, the practice of carving flat regions out of hilly or mountainous terrain to produce crops.