Why was discovering agriculture inportant?

Before humans discovered agriculture they hunted and

gathered for roughly 2 million years.

During this time, humans had to move from place to place

to survive.

This nomadic life presented many challenges: keeping

everybody alive; gathering enough food for everybody.

Human needed something more sustainable.

Agriculture was the solution.

Agriculture allowed humans to settle and to produce more

food.

Population started to increase; communities formed.

How Agriculture was discovered?

Agriculture was discovered around the time the Ice Age ended. \

This happened about 12,000years ago or 10,000 B.C.E.

During this time they discovered that they can use seeds to plant food.

They also began to domesticate animals, as in dogs, sheep, goats.

What is Agriculture?

Agriculture is the art of preparing land, raising crops, feeding, breeding, and raising animals for food. Agriculture is most commonly known as farming.