Farming was important because it enabled the people to have a certain food supply. Hunting depended on the availability of game, which when the population became too large, was mostly eliminated from the area. The people also were able have more permanence since the seasonal moves to gather food were no longer as necessary.
Agriculture allowed for a more reliable and sustainable food source, which was important in supporting larger populations. Hunting and gathering were limited to what nature provided, while agriculture allowed humans to control plant and animal production. Additionally, agriculture allowed for settlements and more complex societies to develop.
hunter-gatherers do not practice agriculture the way complex civilization do.
Human beings were hunter-gatherers for over 90% of human history, which spans roughly 200,000 years. This lifestyle involved hunting animals and gathering plants for food, rather than engaging in agriculture or raising livestock. The shift from hunting and gathering to settled agriculture began around 10,000 years ago.
Bantu peoples began practicing agriculture around 2000 years ago in West Africa. This marked a shift from their previous lifestyle of hunting and gathering, leading to more settled communities and the development of farming techniques.
People started farming as a way to secure a stable food supply. Farming allowed them to cultivate crops and raise livestock in a controlled environment, reducing the uncertainty of relying solely on hunting and gathering for food. This shift towards agriculture also enabled communities to settle in one place rather than constantly moving in search of food.
The development of agriculture played a key role in shifting societies from hunting and gathering to settling in one place. Agriculture allowed for the domestication of plants and animals, providing a more stable food source. This led to the establishment of permanent settlements and the development of early civilizations.
Because hunting is agricultural.
Archaic hunter-gatherers began to develop agriculture around 10,000-12,000 years ago, during the Neolithic Revolution. This marked a shift from relying on foraging and hunting to cultivating crops and domesticating animals for a more stable food supply.
Agriculture, hunting, fishing.
Hunting and gathering occurred much before agriculture.
Japan's agriculture is hunting and fishing.
Agriculture replaces hunting and gathering in early times.
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Agriculture. For without that one must be a hunter-gatherer, thus having no time for any other activity than hunting or foraging, certainly not being able to develop a complex society, or the rule of law.
Early humans gathered food through hunting and foraging. During their time, inhospitable environments forced them to live in groups. As groups grew larger they became tribes. As tribes grew, hunting and foraging became undependable sources of food. This predicament made humans find new ways of getting food, predictable ways. This paved the way for the discovery of agriculture / farming.
It wasn't. Agriculture was.
The opposite of farming (agriculture) would be hunting or foraging.
Yes, spices were grown in primitive agriculture. Sure, if by primitive agriculture you mean horticulture, seasoning plants definitely count as primitive agriculture, supplementary to hunting and gathering.