t's easy to imagine some continuity from the lifestyle of hunters in regions of relative abundance like river valleys, to that of transhumant shepherds. A bit more difficult to connect this lifestyle with that of nomadic pastoralism.
It's interesting to think about the life of a hunter and Shepard. I am wondering if they adapted to this lifestyle pretty smoothly.
Some people seem to have shifted their lifestyles from being hunter-gatherers to being farmers.
People shifting from being hunters to being farmers helped the environment.
After wandering in the wilderness for over a generation and receiving ten commandments, the Hebrews enter the land their deity had promised them and destroy or capture over sixty cities including ancient communities like Jericho, originally settled about 11,600 years ago.
After the Ten Commandments, the Hebrews were able to capture many important cities. This is significant because Jericho, like the other ancient communities, is one of the oldest cities.
The earliest examples of cuneiform so far discovered date back about 5,300 years
This shows how early written communication became a thing. It is fascinating to think that cuneiform was one of the earliest forms of writing.