Why was the change of Post-Ice age peoples from foraging to farming not considered a progressive innovation?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Early stages of moving from foraging to farming
1) food supply becomes less reliable
2) people depend on a relatively small range of farmed foods or a single species
B. Changes make cultures more vulnerable rather than innovative
1) communities become vulnerable to ecological disasters
2) famine becomes more likely as diet narrows
3) when people have to plant and grow food as well as gather it, they use more energy to get the same amount of nourishment
4) organizing labor encourages inequalities and exploitation
5) concentrations of domesticated animals spread disease
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