The Impact on Agriculture to Society

-Abbie W.

            About 2 million years ago, humans and animals developed a way to cohabitate. Humans then soon become omnivores, eating both meat and plants. Over time we began to domesticate different species of livestock. This domestication brought so much progress into our human population to expand and make developments. We would begin to make incredible discoveries, from fire to language.

            Human life was almost completely transformed, with harvest time and bulk consumption decreasing by two-thirds. “The use of agriculture established human societies (live science).”  As a need for communication was needed in trading commodities, a language was established. Early humans found a way to use every last part of the animal. The hide would be turned into shelter for the settlers. While other parts were soon used for clothing to help keep those in the north warm during the bitter winters. Only about 500 thousand years ago was fire founded. This brought along food safety to allow for cooking meat. Fire also created a pathway to heat, light and cooking more flavorful healthy foods.

            Domesticated animals also offered protection from predators. They also allowed for the progress in agriculture and plowing, with large animals such as donkeys, horses and oxen. This brought settlement as humans could grow their own food. They did not have to constantly relocate to find food, now. Animals provided more abundance of nutrients to the humans. Much more salt intake, protein from meats along with calcium from milk of cows. These nutrients increased population and the age of which people lived. With more nutrients being provided humans were healthier and able for longevity.

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