The surplus of food allowed for job specialization. Since there was more food than people, not everyone had to be farmer. Because of farming people were able to settle down permanently. They began villages and sure enough, there was a food surplus. Not everyone had to work as a farmer. They had more time to focus on other skills. Social classes began to form. There were now rulers and there were farmers. The rulers distributed the food, which gave them power. There were also those who were rich and those who were poor. Food was power. It was the key to social stratification.Hunter-gatherers societies tended to be egalitarian because they had strict rules in their society, which prevented them from accumulating goods or food. Anything they had
