The first farmers completely changed, not only the social dynamics of life, but also the biological aspect and influenced many to follow. Hunters and Gatherers were heavily impacted by farmers. In comparison to hunters and gatherers, farmers were way advanced. Farmers developed using the fertile land around them, and expanded so greatly, that they changed the biology of humans. According to Michael Gonchar, in his article, 'How the First Farmers Changed History,' "They were so different from one another genetically as Europeans and Chinese" referring to the group of hunter/gatherers and farmers as "them." In the same article, Dr. Lazaridis said, "It was quite surprising to see how different these two groups were from each other." This is important because it took time before hunter/gatherers and farmers shared the same genetics. Mentally, farmers were very advanced. For a long period the genetics of these two groups of humans were so different simply because of the lifestyle and eating habits. Farming allows people to not live meal by meal but be able to have a surplus of food, which enables them to focus on other aspects of life, namely forming civilizations, building cities, forming religions, etc. Hunters and Gatherers used collective learning to become as advanced. Without the invention of farming, the genetics of today might not have been as advanced- in fact, the same genetics of 10,000 years ago still could have been in place!
Life for hunter-gatherers would have drastically changed when/if they adopted the "Neolithic Package"; they would have a surplus of food that was not there before, causing them to very quickly become obese, and their reproduction rates would explode because they had nothing else to do. Scientists speculate that farming was first discovered about 10,000 years ago but at around 8,000 years ago Euoropean hunter-gatherers were taken over by Near Eastern farmers and adopted their life style. According to 'How the First Farmers Changed History', "the barriers between people in the Firtile Cresent fell away, and genes began to flow across the entire region." This is important because now these comminties are interbreeding and engulfing hunter-gatherer tribes, forcing them to convert to farming. For this reason the switch tofarming from hunting and gatherering would have been very difficult and harsh. I imagine this switch would have been similar to converting religions in the middle ages.
There are many ways life got easier for humans when the Neolithic package was introduced. The Neolithic package had a series of benefits that allowed humans to evolve. Farming brought many benefits like population growth and collective learning. The Neolithic era was the change from hunting and gathering to farming. This sparked a huge change in the way humans lived. As humans started to produce more food the bigger the populations grew. "A stable food supply enabled their population to explode...". As populations grew humans began to socialize more and started learning off each other, which allowed collective learning to begin. With collective learning around humans started to invent newer technology. Newer technology allowed better living benefits.
This was an extremely important change in human society as it was one of the first recorded times that humans settled down and domesticated animals and plants. But the question still remained, who spread agriculture to other parts of the world. Before humans settled down in one set place, they were nomadic having no set home in place. According to new found data, in a 23,000 year old part of a land near sea known as Ohalo II was discovered to have half a dozen small brush huts and thousands of charred nuts and olives. This is really important to note because not only did possible domestication developed 23,000 years ago but in a more wide spread area not just a small concentration that slowly expanded. This is the reason that the development of agriculture was monumental to the building the society we live in today.
The first farmers made a huge impact on history and what we have today. Before the discovery of agriculture our people were Neolithic meaning they traveled alot looking for food. But when agriculture was first discovered it gave them free time. They didn't have to go out and search for food all day and night they were able to plant things and have a surplus which allowed them to do other things such as build homes and create other things that made life easier for them such as irrigation systems. They also were able to grow their population due to the reduced worry of people starving. Without early farmers our world would not be as complex as it is today
If hunters and gatherers were to come in contact with the neolithic package they would have gained more skills for agriculture and would have been able to not have to hunt. Hunters and gatherers would have not needed to hunt anymore and would've had their own surplus of food and water. According to the article it says,"As hunter gatherers began domesticating plants and animals, they quit the nomadic life, building villages and towns that endured for thousands of years. This is important because this shows that there would be no need for hunting and gathering if they come in contact with the neolithic package. For this reason this is what would have happened in my opinion if the hunter and gatherers ran into the neolithic package.
How did early farmers change history?
Humans were hunter gatherers before the first farmers came. According to the article "How Farmers Changed History", when ancient humans started farming they also started to stay in one location and stopped hunting and gathering. Staying in one location meant they had resources as well as a food surplus from farming allowed ancient humans to develop into complex societies with a social status. Once humans discovered farming they started developing food surpluses which meant they could support a large population without worrying about having to go hunt everyday. Without the discovery we wouldn't have the complex society we have today and would still be hunter gatherers. Thank you ancient farmers for discovering farming!
Humans were hunter gatherers before the first farmers came. According to the article "How Farmers Changed History", when ancient humans started farming they also started to stay in one location and stopped hunting and gathering. Staying in one location meant they had resources as well as a food surplus from farming allowed ancient humans to develop into complex societies with a social status. Once humans discovered farming they started developing food surpluses which meant they could support a large population without worrying about having to go hunt everyday. Without the discovery we wouldn't have the complex society we have today and would still be hunter gatherers. Thank you ancient farmers for discovering farming!
After a group of Neolithic hunter gatherers began to adopt agriculture, one of the first things that would have happened is that they would stop traveling. Before the agricultural revolution most people were nomads, always following the herds or avoiding cold weather. The article, in the section titled "altering false impressions" reads "As bands of hunter-gatherers began domesticating plants and animals, they quit the nomadic life, building villages and towns that endured for thousands of years." This shows that after agriculture took hold in th Middle East these new farmers settled down, perhaps explaining why people in the fertile crescent did not widely interbreed for some time after the agricultural revolution. This forming of villages would be one of the first results of agriculture, because farmers must live near their crops in order to tend them.
The discovery of crops and using them as food to feed families and communities helped us evolve to the humans we are today. It helped us to create countries,inventions to make everyday easy. the first farmers are essentially the building blocks of our life styles because we build upon the ideas these first early farmers had. Humans before the agricultural revolution which was the time period where early humans started to form they had to hunt for food thus earned the name hunter and gathers. According to the text " how the first farmers changed history" by Michael Gonchar it mentions that the agricultural revolution led to large families,villages and eventually cities and countries. Humans struggled back then in surviving but they were able to discover that instead of looking for food we can grow it which to what and how we live our lives today. For this reason early farmers shaped in their own way the future in which we now call the present. Without their struggles and discoveries we wouldn't have the life we have today. Thank you Farmers!
How did early farmers change history?
Without the development of agriculture and farming, humans would have never become the advanced and civilized species that dominates the planet today. Before agriculture, humans were hunters and gatherers which meant they spent a large amount of time hunting and gathering just enough food to support a small community. Spending large amounts of time on finding food means they did not have enough time to do other things such as develop a writing system. According to the article "How Farmers Changed History", when ancient humans started farming they also started to settle down and leave the nomadic lifestyle. Settling down in one place as well as a food surplus from farming allowed ancient humans to develop into complex societies with many different jobs other than just finding food. Once humans discovered this new technology they started developing larger food surpluses which meant they could support a large population which further developed society and eventually led to what humans are today.
Without the development of agriculture and farming, humans would have never become the advanced and civilized species that dominates the planet today. Before agriculture, humans were hunters and gatherers which meant they spent a large amount of time hunting and gathering just enough food to support a small community. Spending large amounts of time on finding food means they did not have enough time to do other things such as develop a writing system. According to the article "How Farmers Changed History", when ancient humans started farming they also started to settle down and leave the nomadic lifestyle. Settling down in one place as well as a food surplus from farming allowed ancient humans to develop into complex societies with many different jobs other than just finding food. Once humans discovered this new technology they started developing larger food surpluses which meant they could support a large population which further developed society and eventually led to what humans are today.
For hunter- gathers life was completely different going into the time period of farming. Hunting and gathering is a complete oppisite of farming. A hunter gather is someone, or more commonly a group if people or tribe that move around from place to place, the men hunt while the women take care of children and cook. A farmer is someone with a house who stays in one place, domesticating animals and planting food. According to this article it says that this farming period wasn't something that happened all of a sudden, it developed very slowly. This is important because that means hunter gathers didn't have it all of a sudden with complete shock, it suggest that hunter gatherers slowly made the switch so it wasn't too much of a shock. For this reason hunter gatherers life was completely different going into the time period of farming it's the complete opposite of farming.
The Agricultural Revolution was one of the most important changes in history. Without it we wouldn't have big cities or technology like computers. The only reason we have things like the tanks they used in WW1 or the moon lander in the Apollo missions was because we had a surplus of food allowing us to research and advance various fields and technology. According to How the First Farmers Changed History society's around the world all started farming around the same time, But they all had different methods. This could be a reason for why in the United States we have all these massive fancy buildings and cool technology at our disposal, but in certain areas around the world, there are people living in huts who have never seen a bit of technology in their life. It is for this reason that the Agricultural revolution was the most important change in history. Although it could also be linked to why some society's hate each other so much. They haven't been able to gain like others have.
Life would be different because they wouldn’t have to “follow the food” by hunting and gathering, they would learn to domesticate plants and animals and they would begin to learn make more advanced tools.
Researchers have found that there was a variety of charred seeds, nuts and fruits which indicated that people knew how to domesticate crops long before people thought farming existed.
According to the article, “the first farmers in each region were the descendants of the earlier hunter-gatherers.”
This is important because the first farmers helped to create the modern day world. There is evidence of farming going back in the time of hunting and gathering.
For this reason, life would be different for the hunter gatherers who came across a farming community. However, these people had ancestors who shared in the skill set of the neolithic package.