The first agricultural revolution occurred around 11,000 B.C. Evidence shows that it began in the Middle East, specifically in the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent includes countries such as Mesopotamia (now formally known as Iraq), Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and the Nile River Basin in Egypt. There is also evidence that there were other agricultural revolutions around the world, not just in the Middle East during the same time period as the other ones. These revolutions also occurred in Ancient China as well as South America. In Asia, the combination of human settlements, forest margins, and fresh water streams may have given rise to the earliest planned cultivation of root crops. There is quite a bit of evidence showing that there were
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Shortly after the adaptation of humans began the first and most basic Agricultural Revolution. The way of life before the first agricultural revolution was hunting and gathering. Though this was not considered agriculture, it depended upon animals for humans to survive and adapt. The use for animals also evolved over time. The first agricultural revolution spurred the the oldest and most basic farming techniques known to man. Plant domestication was the first farming technique introduced to man in the Middle East, China, and South America. The first humans were able to successfully able to collect and plant seeds of wild plants. They provided the sufficient amount of water for these plants to grow and flourish. They also strategically placed plants in areas under the sun which allowed the plant to have a much stronger base, hence the photosynthesis. As people tested out the growth of different plants and such, they became more knowledgeable about the plants they were growing and how to make them effectively better (in terms of nourishment, healthiness, etc). The first plants that came about and were eventually domesticated in Mesopotamia were wheat, barley, lentils, and a variety of peas. Different types of plants were domesticated in other parts of the world, including eastern Asia as well as South America. Early civilizations in Asia domesticated rice, which was one of their main sources of food. Early civilizations in South America mainly domesticated potatoes, which also became of their main food sources and expanded all throughout South
Shortly after the adaptation of humans began the first and most basic Agricultural Revolution. The way of life before the first agricultural revolution was hunting and gathering. Though this was not considered agriculture, it depended upon animals for humans to survive and adapt. The use for animals also evolved over time. The first agricultural revolution spurred the the oldest and most basic farming techniques known to man. Plant domestication was the first farming technique introduced to man in the Middle East, China, and South America. The first humans were able to successfully able to collect and plant seeds of wild plants. They provided the sufficient amount of water for these plants to grow and flourish. They also strategically placed plants in areas under the sun which allowed the plant to have a much stronger base, hence the photosynthesis. As people tested out the growth of different plants and such, they became more knowledgeable about the plants they were growing and how to make them effectively better (in terms of nourishment, healthiness, etc). The first plants that came about and were eventually domesticated in Mesopotamia were wheat, barley, lentils, and a variety of peas. Different types of plants were domesticated in other parts of the world, including eastern Asia as well as South America. Early civilizations in Asia domesticated rice, which was one of their main sources of food. Early civilizations in South America mainly domesticated potatoes, which also became of their main food sources and expanded all throughout South