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FARMING TO SUBSIST | Early farmers grew and raised enough crops and animals to survive |
FARMING VILLAGES | These farming communities were successful and produced enough surplus to feed many people |
INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY | The invention of tools and new farming practices allowed fewer people to plant larger crops. |
BARTERING | Villages with more than they needed of certain goods could exchange / trade with other villages |
NEED FOR LEADERSHIP | Important family groups gained power to become LEADERS in the community |
LIVESTOCK | People could depend on domesticated animals for food and materials. |
SURPLUS | Seeds from extra crops could be used for food and planting NEXT season. |
RULES | People had to work together and help one another - a society began to develop |
LAND OWNERSHIP | People began to pass down land they had farmed to generations that followed. |
PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS | Farming commuities developed because people had surplus foods and didn't have to move around. |