Question

Why did some early farming communities deviate from the patterns of traditional foraging communities by defining territory, forming economic allegiances, and having organized leadership of the distribution of food?

Answer 1

Answer:

Traditional foraging communities consisted of foraging societies which does not have a system of yearly settlements. these foragers have a minimum economic independence and have a passive dependence on environmental contains such as crops and animals. Moreover, these people used to have temporary encampments such as brush huts to live. Hence, their economic dependence and migration expenses compelled them to deviate from traditional foraging towards economic allegiances and food distribution businesses.

Explanation:

Foragers were always prey to seasonal variations and have to migrate yearly to look for regions where food and water is easily available. Moreover, they are not economically independent and have to travel on foot. Every culture need to produce ways which could give them sustainability in terms of food availability. Hence, foraging culture was also in need of economic allegiances to acknowledge their modes of production  and food processing systems. This can be known as their subsistence strategy to have an active dependence on environmental produce such as crops and animals and gain economic stability.