Sep 5
Chapter 1 - First Farmer
Humans were giving the guidance to subdue the earth. In time some decided to explore, wonder and claim new land for ourselves. I like to wonder and discover new stuff. It started off in the area of what we know as Africa and went to the Middle East. Many years later we did pretty much cover the entire earth which was livable. Place like Antarctica have land but why too much cold to survive. Along the travel we found and learned so many things such as new plants to eat and animals to hunt. This brings us to the first human societies which were in the range of 25-50 people. We probably discovered that we are strong and more efficient working as a team than solo. At the time men and women were equal. The men did most of the hunting and fishing while the women did most of the food gathering. By the numbers the food gather consist of about 70% and the meat was about 30%. You would think by these numbes the women provided most of the food. Searching for berries, fruits and vegetables can be challenging when you have depleted your favorite spots. Growing your own is just what the first farmer did. I'm sure it was just an idea and when it worked it was passed down to others. With the thousands of things on the earth to provide nutrients for our bodies, not everything grew as planned. The 5 main domesticated plants were the wheat, corn, rice, barley and sorghum. There were 14 large mammals that have been domesticated and of them the sheeps, pigs, goats, cattle and horses have been the most important. The cattle and horses were used to help work the fields. Farming for the most part was positive but there are some negative sides. There were deteriorating health like, tooth decay, malnutrition and anemia and shorter life expectancy. Being around so many animals which caused disease such as smallpox, flu, measles, chicken pox malaria, tuberculosis, rabies, ect.
Humans were giving the guidance to subdue the earth. In time some decided to explore, wonder and claim new land for ourselves. I like to wonder and discover new stuff. It started off in the area of what we know as Africa and went to the Middle East. Many years later we did pretty much cover the entire earth which was livable. Place like Antarctica have land but why too much cold to survive. Along the travel we found and learned so many things such as new plants to eat and animals to hunt. This brings us to the first human societies which were in the range of 25-50 people. We probably discovered that we are strong and more efficient working as a team than solo. At the time men and women were equal. The men did most of the hunting and fishing while the women did most of the food gathering. By the numbers the food gather consist of about 70% and the meat was about 30%. You would think by these numbes the women provided most of the food. Searching for berries, fruits and vegetables can be challenging when you have depleted your favorite spots. Growing your own is just what the first farmer did. I'm sure it was just an idea and when it worked it was passed down to others. With the thousands of things on the earth to provide nutrients for our bodies, not everything grew as planned. The 5 main domesticated plants were the wheat, corn, rice, barley and sorghum. There were 14 large mammals that have been domesticated and of them the sheeps, pigs, goats, cattle and horses have been the most important. The cattle and horses were used to help work the fields. Farming for the most part was positive but there are some negative sides. There were deteriorating health like, tooth decay, malnutrition and anemia and shorter life expectancy. Being around so many animals which caused disease such as smallpox, flu, measles, chicken pox malaria, tuberculosis, rabies, ect.
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