And at least one or two people who are very skilled at hard survival for emergencies. We would need some people with farming skills, and hunting skills to assure us of eating.This also means we need a cook, and a backup cook. I would bring for supplies edible fruit and food for the voyage, can food if possible, also enough to last until we begin to hunt and farm as well as discover what food plants are near us.I would also bring a long range rifle for haunting animals to eat. I would bring as much seed as I could buy for farming. I would bring textiles to sew into clothing.
As this time period went on people started to migrate to places and settle their for a while. Thanks to steady food supply because of agriculture and domestication they were able to do this. Having steady food supply and tools made civilization more bearable. The Neolithic Revolution was a “period in human history marked by the introduction of agriculture and a shift from food gathering to food production”. This revolution changed many peoples courses of life.
In addition, the time-honored habits of fishing and hunting on which their survival depended were the main aspect for the annual change between seasonal camps up and down the Penobscot River valley (pg 6). From “waterways and the well-trodden trails,” Algonquian hunters could look for food with deer, moose, beavers, muskrats, and they could collect clams and lobsters, speared seals, and porpoises. Another important feature of the Penobscot was their mobility because it was needed for the hunting life. Therefore, they organized into many small groups and the men would make the decision according to the change of the weather. The social activities of Algonquians would change on each season, and “the paper birch tree” was the significant
Irrigation from the two rivers made it possible for the early settlers to farm and had abundant crops for trade. Furthermore, the supply of water from the two rivers were used for grazing areas for cattle and sheep. As a result, Mesopotamian had a lot of food variety they can choose from and permitted others to look for different jobs; for example, making clay pots and tools. Thus, new jobs developed and buildings and dams were built (Britannica, 2011) Part B The development of the chariot provides as a great example of diffusion throughout the continents. Chariots was invented in Mesopotamia to carry a driver and an archer for war.
Diamond mentions on page 107 that a possible ideology that many people that knew about the processes of farming were thinking was, “Shall I spend today hoeing my garden (predictably yielding a lot of vegetables several months from now), gathering shellfish (predictably yielding a little meat today), or hunting deer (yielding possibly a lot of meat today, but more likely nothing)?” Humans and animals are always prioritizing by availability and preferability of food choices. Availability played a key role because as wild game was hunted, its numbers depleted and became harder to hunt, offering less possibility of a decent payoff. This is possibly why in central and southeastern Europe the hunter-gatherer lifestyle became less effective, thus being a less likely life
Hunter-Gatherers Adapt to Environments • Early humans were hunter-gatherers - hunted animals, gathered plants for food - moved to a new location when food ran out • Depended on natural environment for shelter - lived in caves and shelters made of rocks, branches, animal skins Small Bands • Lived in small bands of about 30 people - group included several families - group size reflected how many people could live off food in region • Men hunted, fished • Women gathered nuts, berries; cared for children - children also worked Early Humans on the Move • Hunter-gatherers were nomads—people who moved from place to place • Groups returned to the same places with the changes of seasons - bands joined together at certain times of year, formed communities • Moved to new, distant lands while following animals to hunt - migration—moving from one place to settle in another Chapter 2: The Earliest Human Societies World History: Ancient Civilizations 1 Early Humans on the Move • By 15,000 B.C., hunter-gatherers had migrated through much of world - crossed land bridge between Siberia and Alaska, entering Americas • Migrating groups entered territory of other groups - groups shared knowledge, tools - sometimes caused violent conflicts if groups feared each other REVIEW QUESTION Why did hunter-gatherers move often? Chapter 2: The Earliest Human Societies World History: Ancient Civilizations 2 The Development of Tools ESSENTIAL QUESTION What were some tools
There were many similarities such as how both eras left behind cave paintings (Paleolithic) and wall paintings (Neolithic). Besides paintings, both civilizations left stone sculptures that they created that are still around today called Venus figurines. Although there were similarities between the two eras, there are also many differences between the two. The Paleolithic were nomads and didn’t have permanent settlements because man had to follow the herds of animals and where they migrated. They hunted wild animals or gather edible products of naturally growing plants.
It is also known as industrial agriculture as well and factory farming (intensive livestock production). The change in agriculture came in the late 1800’s when scientific discoveries and technology advanced. With mass production in the Industrial Revolution came nitrogen and phosphorus. These two new products were used to enhance plant growth. The use of synthetic fertilizers made plants grow and a faster pace.
It is important that they leave some resources intact however, so that it can regenerate and they can return later on (Nowak & Laird, 2010). In order to supplement their diet the Mbuti do occasionally trade with farmers from other villages in order to obtain vegetables and other carbohydrates. A unique feature of the Mbuti people is that they continue to use nets for hunting unlike most other hunters who continue to use other tools such as the bow and arrow. Net hunting is accomplished by using several people to herd game into a designated spot where a net is used to capture them. This has fascinated anthropologists and some have
Swanson notes that intensive animal farming first started with the poultry industry and now, hog farming is following the trend. Swanson continues by saying that for centuries, animal have adapted to new environments however because of confinement the animals have issues developing themselves correctly. Swanson says that critics of factory farming argue that these practices are the cause of mass “suffering” of farm animals. But many