What were the main differences between hunter-gatherer societies and those based primarily on agriculture?

What were the main differences between hunter-gatherer societies and those based primarily on agriculture?

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What were the main differences between hunter-gatherer societies and those based primarily on agriculture?	Hunting–lived in small groups, nomadic agricultural– grew their own food, lived in large, settled communities
Where did the Olmec arise?	along the Gulf Coast of Mexico

What is the difference between hunting gathering and agriculture?

Hunter-gatherers are small groups of nomadic people who hunt wild animals and gather wild plants for food. Following the invention of agriculture, hunter-gatherers who did not change have been displaced or conquered by farming or pastoralist groups in most parts of the world. There is no difference.

What was one difference between hunter-gatherer societies and early farming societies Brainly?

Hunter-gatherers brought food back to their settlements from far away, while villagers did their farming close to. Hunter-gatherers moved around to find sources of food, while villagers settled in one place to grow food, trade, and specialize.

How were settlement societies different from hunter-gatherer society?

Hunter-gatherer societies relied on outside trade for food supplies. Settlement societies did not have contact with other human groups. Hunter-gatherer societies were able to use leisure time to develop art. Settlement societies specialized in tasks other than hunting and farming.

Why did people switch from hunter gatherer to agriculture?

Bowles and Choi suggest that farming arose among people who had already settled in an area rich with hunting and gathering resources, where they began to establish private property rights. When wild plants or animals became less plentiful, they argue, people chose to begin farming instead of moving on.

What are three benefits of farming?

In general, farm work for adults is thought to provide exercise, fresh air, opportunities for problem solving, appreciation for land and animals, and satisfaction in one’s work.