The Journey of Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers | Essay
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Running head: FROM HUNTER-GATHERER TO FARMER
FROM HUNTER-GATHERER TO FARMER
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FROM HUNTER-GATHERER TO FARMER
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FROM HUNTER-GATHERER TO FARMER
The earliest civilisation that existed were of hunter and gatherers known as nomads
who travelled from one place to another in search of food and shelter. They lived a primitive
life. However, soon they began to cultivate crops and domesticated animals that gave way to
farming (Lopez et al., 2018). The essay aims at exploring the journey of hunter-gatherers to
farmers.
Hunter Gatherer
The san people were the first groups of a hunter-gatherer who found the first nation
of Southern Africa whereas Hadza lived in Tanzania. They were nomadic people moving
from one area to another based on the availability of water, animals as well as plants. Women
gathered fruit, onions, tubers and berries. They also consumed insects. Men went for hunting
with spears and arrows (Kirchengast, 2017). The Hadza diet also consisted of meat and fish.
According to their culture, they lived with their families. San believed in Kaggen who was
the creator of many things and has been portrayed as wise, foolish and helpful. Girls puberty,
first killing by a boy and marriage are rituals that they followed. Whereas Hadza believed in
Ishoko (sun). Their primary rituals were epeme dance and meat-eating.
Pastoralists
Bedouin lived in the dry desert who lived in Arab and were known as desert nomads
whereas Mongols were nomadic tribes who lived in Mongolia. The date was a staple food of
the former and camel was their main animal. They searched for fodder whereas Mongols had
large green pastures. Bedouin were cattle-bearers. Yurts were the houses in which Mongols
lived. Both were pastoralists. Mongols were Tengerians (shamanist belief system) where they
worshipped the spirits. Bedouins culture was to herd camels as well as goats. They earlier
believed in many gods, spirits and nature (Abu, 2016). They shifted from early nomadic
culture to pastoralists where they did not move from one place to the other.
FROM HUNTER-GATHERER TO FARMER
The earliest civilisation that existed were of hunter and gatherers known as nomads
who travelled from one place to another in search of food and shelter. They lived a primitive
life. However, soon they began to cultivate crops and domesticated animals that gave way to
farming (Lopez et al., 2018). The essay aims at exploring the journey of hunter-gatherers to
farmers.
Hunter Gatherer
The san people were the first groups of a hunter-gatherer who found the first nation
of Southern Africa whereas Hadza lived in Tanzania. They were nomadic people moving
from one area to another based on the availability of water, animals as well as plants. Women
gathered fruit, onions, tubers and berries. They also consumed insects. Men went for hunting
with spears and arrows (Kirchengast, 2017). The Hadza diet also consisted of meat and fish.
According to their culture, they lived with their families. San believed in Kaggen who was
the creator of many things and has been portrayed as wise, foolish and helpful. Girls puberty,
first killing by a boy and marriage are rituals that they followed. Whereas Hadza believed in
Ishoko (sun). Their primary rituals were epeme dance and meat-eating.
Pastoralists
Bedouin lived in the dry desert who lived in Arab and were known as desert nomads
whereas Mongols were nomadic tribes who lived in Mongolia. The date was a staple food of
the former and camel was their main animal. They searched for fodder whereas Mongols had
large green pastures. Bedouin were cattle-bearers. Yurts were the houses in which Mongols
lived. Both were pastoralists. Mongols were Tengerians (shamanist belief system) where they
worshipped the spirits. Bedouins culture was to herd camels as well as goats. They earlier
believed in many gods, spirits and nature (Abu, 2016). They shifted from early nomadic
culture to pastoralists where they did not move from one place to the other.
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