How do you win? identify disadvantages and advantages of nomadic and early farming lifestyles (6.2.3)

Advantages and Disadvantages Advantage: Something Good Disadvantage: Something Bad What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in nomadic and agricultural communities?

Advantages and disadvantages of Nomadic and Agricultural Communities

Which community would be easiest to attack?

Advantages of which community: Agricultural or Nomadic? More food If one area had a fire or flood, they could easily move to another area. People lived in larger groups, so they were able to protect themselves from attackers Specialized workers produced varied good Permanent shelter Living in small groups lowered their risk for disease. Reliable food supply

Disadvantages of which community: Agricultural or Nomadic? Unstable food supply At risk of fire, disease, and flood destroying the community and their crops Faced the dangers of hunting, gathering, and migrating to new places

Advantages of agricultural communities Disadvantages More food People lived in larger groups, so they were able to protect themselves from attackers Specialized workers produced varied good Permanent shelter Reliable food supply At risk of fire, disease, and flood destroying the community and their crops.

Nomadic Communities Advantages Disadvantages If one area had a fire or flood, they could easily move to another area. Living in small groups lowered their risk for disease. Unstable food supply Faced the dangers of hunting, gathering, and migrating to new places

Left Side Activity: Page Answer the following questions in a paragraph: Which type of early community would you rather live in: a nomadic community or an agricultural community? Use the advantages and disadvantages on page _____ to support your answer. You may also come up with your own ideas. You may sketch out scenarios.