The Neolithic People

Agriculture had many effects on the way of life of the Neolithic people. The Neolithic people produced their own food through farming and domestication. They farmed grain crops such as wheat, rye, and barley. They also domesticated their own animals. The first animals they domesticated were the wolf/dog, sheep, goat, pigs, and cows. They domesticated those animals because they were easily fed, they bred/grew fast and produced a lot, they recognized human dominance, and they had pleasant behavior (easily contained). They were also nutritious and tasted good. Since they farmed their own crops and domesticated their own animals, they had a surplus of food. Another way that farming their own crops affected them was that the Neolithic people