sedentary agriculture

Sedentary agriculture refers to the practice of staying in one place to cultivate crops and raise animals, rather than moving regularly as in hunting and gathering. This involves developing permanent farms, building settlements, and using tools and techniques to improve food production. It allowed societies to produce surplus food, support larger populations, and develop complex communities. The shift to sedentary agriculture marked a major change in human history, leading to the rise of villages, cities, and civilizations. It is fundamental to understanding how humans began to shape their environment and build organized societies around the concept of land management.