Hunter-Gatherers and Settled Communities

Hunter-Gatherers and Settled Communities Hunter-Gatherers and people living in settled communities had differences, and some similarities. Hunter-Gatherers move around from place to place in search of food. Settled communities stayed in one place and grew crops and raised animals for food. Both nomadic Hunter-Gatherers and people living in settled communities had many advantages and disadvantages

Hunter-Gatherers were people that migrate seasonally, live in family or tribal groups, and use wild animals and plants for food. They had many advantages such as special weapons and tools, cooperation and language skill, land supplies, and the ability to pick up your life and move in order to find food. Other advantages include more leisure time, live more sustainably, and that they tend to have healthier diets.
People living in settled communities raise herds of tamed animals, plant seeds, raise crops, and live in permanent settlements. They had many advantages, which included, a steady food source, more complex society, a larger population, which led o the specialization of work, and the increase of trade. Another advantage is that society could form which allowed people in the community to do other things besides farming, like teaching, philosophy, politics, science, blacksmith, etc.

Both hunting and gathering and settled communities have their disadvantages. Disadvantages of hunting and gathering were that people were always in search for new food, it was also difficult for them to catch and store food. People also had to carry everything when they would pick up to move, which was quite often. They were only able to support a small population, and food sources were unreliable. Settled communities also had many disadvantages including the failure of crops due to weather, pests, floods, fire, and dieses spread easily since people were living together in the same community without treatments.
Although hunter-gatherers and settled communities had their