Agriculture: the turning point

There have been many important revolutions throughout history, but the most important revolution in our human history is the Agricultural Revolution. The Agricultural Revolution marked an important turning point in history because it was the beginning of more populated societies, hierarchies of class, provided the foundation for language and literature, and allowed for the invention of new technologies. The Agriculture Revolution was a very important time because of the rapid growth of population due to the farming and herding revolution. During this time, the population in the world grew to enormous sizes because of the rapid growth of agriculture. “Growing populations in turn required an even greater need for the intensive exploitation of the environment” (Strayer 51). The point that the population intensifies during this time marks a decisive turning point in history because populations help create larger societies and more civilizations which eventually leads to our modern world today. The Ice Age created a good environment for farming and agriculture which allowed more vegetation. More vegetation meant more settlements which initially meant more people to farm, more people to travel to new places to find new areas, and more people to settle down in one place. Also because of the Ice Age, there were many animals that became domesticated which meant little opportunity for the people to wander as nomads with a herd of slow animals. This increase in food and way of life comes back to the same point: more food means more people which was the agricultural revolution and how very important and significant it truly was. The Agricultural Revolution was very different from the Paleolithic era which shows that it was a very important and rapid turning point in our world history. Before the Agricultural Revolution, there were no hierarchies of class due to the general equality of men and women. During the Agricultural Revolution, the impact of farming allowed men to

Bibliography: Strayer, Robert. Ways of the World: A Brief Global History, Volume I: To 1500. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin 's, 2011. Print.