Preliminary Questions 1

Why do you think people stopped hunting and gathering and began to farm?
(Think about it beyond what the book has to say... because farming meant much more work for people than hunting & gathering required)

Where were the vegetative hearth areas and what were their crops?

Where were the seed hearth areas and why do you suppose there were multiple hearth areas?

What are some of the differences between subsistence and commercial agriculture?

Bonus: Which of these plants became today's staple (or most basic) food crops?
(hint: rice is one of them; there are at least 3 others)