from The Student's Friend World History and Geography 1 - agriculture
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Human Geography [1]
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agriculture [10]
The Student?s Friend World History & Geography 1 - Agriculture Before the Neolithic period, most humans made their living by hunting and gathering, which meant that humans were constantly on the move following wild game herds. This began to change about 12,000 years ago when people in the Middle East discovered they could plant and harvest a wheat plant they found growing wild. At about the same time, people began to domesticate wild animals, raising them for food and as a source of power that could pull wagons and plows. (Agriculture means farming and raising livestock.)