State five reasons why early people domesticated crops and animals during the Neolithic period
Answer:
- Due to increased Human population more food was required.
- There was competition for food between human beings and animals.
- Over hunting developed stocks or animal on which human beings relied on for food.
- Hunting and gathering had become tiresome/insecure.
- Calamities such as bush fire/floods destroyed vegetation/drove away animals.
-Some crops and animals had economic value.
- Animals were domesticated to provide security.
- There was climate change which caused aridity/weather sometimes hindered gathering and hunting.