CHAPTER 1 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE Flashcards
has been fundamental to the development of human civilization. This presentation will explore the key milestones in the evolution of agriculture worldwide, emphasizing the role of critical events, individuals, and organizations.
Agriculture
Time Period of Origins of Agriculture
Around 10,000 BCE.
Event of Origins of Agriculture The beginning of agriculture in the , specifically in regions that are now part of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
Fertile Crescent
Key Figures/Groups of Origins of Agriculture
Early human communities who .
transitioned from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled farming
Significance of The domestication of wild grasses like wheat and barley and the first domesticated animals (sheep, goats) marked the beginning of the agricultural era.
Origins of Agriculture
Time Period of Neolithic Revolution
10,000 to 4,500 BCE.
Event of The Neolithic Revolution, also known as
the First Agricultural Revolution.
Key Figures/Groups of Neolithic Revolution
Early in the Fertile Crescent, along the Nile River in Egypt, the Indus Valley, and the Yellow River in China.
agrarian societies
Significance of Neolithic Revolution The establishment of agriculture allowed for the development of , leading to the rise of the first civilizations.
settled communities
Time Period of Early Agricultural Civilizations
3,000 BCE to 1,000 CE.
Event of Development of complex agricultural societies in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and Mesoamerica.
Early Agricultural Civilizations
Key Figures/Groups of Early Agricultural Civilizations
- Sumerians (Mesopotamia)
- Egyptians
- The Maya civilization
introduced irrigation and plow agriculture.
Sumerians (Mesopotamia)
developed basin irrigation along the Nile.
Egyptians
The developed sophisticated agricultural terraces and raised fields.
Maya civilization
Significance of The advancements in agriculture supported the growth of these early civilizations, leading to significant cultural and technological developments.
Early Agricultural Civilizations
Time Period Of Roman and Chinese Agricultural Innovations
1,000 BCE to 500 CE.
Event of Roman and Chinese Agricultural Innovations Agricultural innovations in the Roman Empire and
Han China.
Key Figures/Organizations of Roman and Chinese Agricultural Innovations
Roman engineers
Chinese agriculturalists
who developed aqueducts and latifundia (large estates).
Roman engineers
during the Han Dynasty who implemented the iron plow and row cultivation.
Chinese agriculturalists
Significance of These innovations significantly increased agricultural productivity and supported large, complex societies.
Roman and Chinese Agricultural Innovations
Time Period of Islamic Agricultural Revolution
8th to 13th Century.
Key Figures/Organizations of Islamic Agricultural Revolution
- Scholars like Ibn al-Awwam and al-Dinawari
*The spread of new crops and techniques across the Islamic world.