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Key details:
- When:Approximately 10,000-12,000 years ago (around 8000-10,000 BC).
What:
Hunter-gatherers began to cultivate wild grains and domesticate animals, leading to the first farmers and settled communities.
Why:
A
combination of factors, including increased population and a more
stable global climate after the last ice age, created conditions where
agriculture could thrive.
The process:
- 1. Climate change:The end of the last ice age led to a more stable and warmer climate, which was conducive to planting and tending crops.
2. Population growth:
Increased population made traditional foraging insufficient to provide enough food for everyone.
3. Experimentation:
Communities in the Fertile Crescent began to experiment with planting seeds and domesticating animals.
4. Settlement:
These practices allowed people to live in one place, as they no longer had to move in search of food.
5. Domestication:
Over
time, plants and animals were selectively bred, becoming dependent on
humans and transforming into the domesticated crops and livestock we
know today.
Where:
Primarily in the Fertile Crescent, a region encompassing parts of modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.
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