Book 5, Question 85
Seeds of Change! Why Did Farming Change Everything?
Farming meant people could grow plants and raise animals instead of only searching for food. That let more people stay in one place and store food for later. Over time, villages grew, and life changed in many ways.
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More fun facts
- People may have gathered wild plants and their seeds as early as 23,000 years ago.
- People started farming grains like wheat and barley as early as 11,000 years ago.
- One idea is that farming let more people help make food, including elders and children.
- Over time, people moved from hunting and gathering to growing crops and raising animals.
- NASA scientists say what we grow, and the plants we plow under, shapes important exchanges between the land and the air.
Sources: National Geographic, BBC, NASA
Questions kids ask
When did farming start?
People began farming grains like wheat and barley as early as 11,000 years ago.