Agriculture

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Sheridan Turton wrote:
> Agriculture was extremely important in the past. Many regions had it, such
> as, Mesopotamia, Nubia, Egypt, and many other places. However, there was one
> region which had agriculture later than other regions, and that is
> sub-Saharan Africa. There are three reasons to why agriculture spread to
> sub-Saharan Africa later than other regions. The climate was bad, the Bantu
> people were migrating all over the place, and they did not have enough
> supplies.
> The first reason why sub-Saharan Africa had agriculture later than other
> regions is because of the weather. It had a poor climate, and it had become
> a desert. It became increasingly hotter and drier. Thus it was more
> difficult
> to grow plants and gather food because of the poor arable land, and they
> had
> to rely on hunting. It also drove the humans and animals to the lakes and
> rivers to collect water.
> The Bantu people were also migrating across Africa around 2000 B.C.E. They
> were busy
> doing many things, including hunting, gathering, and trading with other
> people. They kept goats, donkeys, and raised guniea fowl. They lived in
> forests and interacted with other peoples.
> They also did not have enough supplies. They had to rely on trade and
> imports and exports. By the time the weather became good, they started to
> farm and domesticated animals. One day, the Malaysians came and gave the
> Bantu seeds, yam, and other foods. The Bantu took it and ran.
> T]here are three reasons for why agrilculture came later than other regions.
> The climate was poor, the Bantu people were migrating all over the place,
> and they did not have enough supplies. After the weather past, and the
> tradings began, they soon started to farm, plant, and gather. So after
> agrculture, they started to have their own life.