Agriculture throughout history has had distinct periods where it would develop more and more, becoming something different each time it entered a new era. Though each new era would bring more advanced and unique techniques, they would not have ever came about without utilizing the foundation that the era before set down. The first and arguably most important era for agriculture would be the Neolithic one, where the first domestication of plants and animals would occur in Western Asia. This domestication would bring about the Neolithic Revolution. It was over 13,000 years ago that modern day sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs first became bred in Asia. This was a gradual change where they deliberately stopped harvesting resources like plants and animals from the wild, instead localizing and breeding plants and animals for the purpose of consumption. This allowed for sustained support of ever-increasing populations in an area, something no longer limited by where the food was. This would then allow for larger and larger societies, until finally, cities would begin to develop.
The development of cities in the early ages was a key point in humanity, as it would allow for an organized group of people with consolidated power. This would lead to the need for a hierarchy of political power, including how to divide and regulate labor, who has access to certain lands, and even who would receive the most aid. Agriculture gave birth to settlements, which then allowed for every other human triumph.
Jeffry Hill is a soil scientist who says that agriculture allowed for every other development created by man.
The development of cities in the early ages was a key point in humanity, as it would allow for an organized group of people with consolidated power. This would lead to the need for a hierarchy of political power, including how to divide and regulate labor, who has access to certain lands, and even who would receive the most aid. Agriculture gave birth to settlements, which then allowed for every other human triumph.
Jeffry Hill is a soil scientist who says that agriculture allowed for every other development created by man.