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The Rise of Agriculture: From Nomadic to Sedentary Lifestyle
TLDR The rise of agriculture marked a significant shift from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one, leading to the development of cities, civilization, and advancements in various fields. It allowed for the cultivation of different crops in different regions, but also had negative effects such as decreased nutrition and the rise of health issues and social structures.
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The rise of agriculture, or the Neolithic Revolution, marked a significant shift from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one, and the reasons behind this transition have long intrigued anthropologists.
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The rise of agriculture allowed for the development of cities, civilization, and advancements in writing, mathematics, and technology, leading to the industrial revolution.
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Agriculture independently arose in various regions, including the Fertile Crescent, China, the Indus River Valley, and the Americas, with each region cultivating different crops.
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Agriculture in the Americas was different from Eurasia, with multiple crops planted in the same field at higher densities and a lack of domesticated animals, but evidence suggests that selective land shaping and limited crop growing also occurred in the Amazon rainforest, Australia, and North America.
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Around 8,000 years ago, people all over the world began growing crops and domesticating animals, but the reasons for this simultaneous behavior are still unknown and there are several theories including the decline of megafauna, favorable growing conditions, and the need for more food due to rising populations.
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The rise of agriculture made it easier to survive bad times and created a caloric surplus that allowed for the development of civilization, but it also led to a decrease in overall nutrition and a more monotonous diet.
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The rise of agriculture led to tooth decay, obesity, heart disease, organized mass warfare, taxes, and the rise of monarchies, making it more important than the industrial revolution, and it is remarkable that agriculture developed independently in different places at the same time.
