It took about 3,00,000 years for early man to learn how to grow crops. This invention of agriculture was the beginning of new civilization. As long as water was available there was no limit to his territory. This knowledge made important changes in his life. He no longer remained a nomad and rested with settled life. He began to tame some animals and created vast pastures for them to feed. The dog looked after the sheep. The sheep provided meat and skin for winter wear. Goats provided milk. Oxen helped him in his agricultural work. He extended his domestic and social activities. He constructed houses for safety.
Settled life led him to varieties of economic activities. Twigs were used for making baskets. Covered with clay, the baskets could be used for storing grain. Forests provided the base for new economy. There was no desperate struggle against nature. Humanity was evolving with a new direction. The discovery of the wheel at this time made his new task easier. Mixed with cattle power it helped him in extending economic activities to far off places. Bazaars were created. They gradually became places of celebration and for exchanging goods. Settled agriculture brought peace to humanity.
As long as water was available there was no limit to his ________________
a.pastures
b.territory
c.knowledge
d.agriculture
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The Neolithic Revolution and the birth of agriculture
The dawn of agriculture
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Overview
Agriculture likely began during the Neolithic Era before roughly 9000 BCE when polished stone tools were developed and the last ice age ended.
Historians have several theories about why many societies switched from hunting and foraging to settled agriculture.
One of these theories is that a surplus in production led to greater population. Not everyone needed to be focused on food production, which led to specialization of labor and complex societies.
The world before agriculture
Based on current archeological evidence, anatomically modern humans have existed roughly 200,000-300,000 years. However, before roughly 15,000-20,000 years ago, we have no evidence that our ancestors had agriculture. Instead, we believe they strictly hunted or foraged for food. There were times when they had a big kill and had more food than they knew what to do with. There were other times when they overforaged or hunted and they didn’t know how many days it would be until their next meal. If they didn’t find food, they or their families would starve. Even when there was food, it might take miles of walking to find it. For many of these preagricultural societies, a good bit of their energy went into just getting more energy—in other words, food—to keep going and reproduce.
There also couldn’t be too many humans living in one area since there was only so much food to be found or killed. Because of this, a tribe of 100 hunter-foragers would have needed to be the only humans on 50 to 500 square kilometers to survive—places lush with life, like tropical rain forests, could support a higher density. With only hunting and foraging to support human populations, it is estimated that the Earth could only support about 10 million people. Historians estimate the world population was around six to ten million 10,000 years ago.
The birth of agriculture
About 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, humans began to mold nature to their needs and agriculture emerged in multiple places around the planet. We believe that it emerged independently and spread from places as varied as Mesopotamia, China, South America and sub-Saharan Africa. As we explore more, it is likely that scientists will find more places where agriculture may have emerged even earlier. The birth of agriculture is often referred to as the Neolithic Revolution since it seems to coincide with the Neolithic period—or new stone age. The Neolithic period’s name stems from the fact that stone artifacts were more smooth and refined than those of the Paleolithic period, or old stone age. Many of these tools facilitated early agriculture.^1
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Five agricultural tools found in the Iberian settlement Bastida of Alcusses, ca. late 5th century B.C.E. to the 4th century B.C.E. Tools are textured and brown. .
Five agricultural tools found in the Iberian settlement Bastida of Alcusses, ca. late 5th century B.C.E. to the 4th century B.C.E. Tools are textured and brown. .
Agricultural tools found in the Iberian settlement Bastida of Alcusses, ca. late 5th century B.C.E. to the 4th century B.C.E. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commns.
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agriculture is your answer dear.....