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SUNRISE
Wake up in your mud or thatched hut
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MORNING
Take cattle and goats out to graze Dig, sow
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NOON
Grain is ground, cooked and stored in clay pots
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AFTERNOON
Make or repair pottery and stone tools
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EVENING
Bring the animals back Guard the crop and herd
Challenges a hunter-gatherer would not face:
- You cannot leave . The crop and the animals need daily care.
- If the crop fails , there is no other food to fall back on.
- You must store and protect grain from rain, rats and thieves.
- Disputes over land and water begin, because land now belongs to someone.
NCERT question · Questions and activities, Q4
Imagine you are a Neolithic farmer. Describe one day of your life. What challenges would you face that a hunter-gatherer would not?
