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Evolution of Food and Civilization

The document traces the evolution of mankind's food sources and supply. It shows that early humans in Mesopotamia obtained food through farming barley and wheat, building canals, dams and reservoirs to supply water to crops. Eastern USA and Andes regions domesticated alpacas and llamas and grew potatoes respectively. China began terraced farming and cultivating rice. Farming spread across Europe and California. Celtic iron production increased to support agriculture. Overall, the document shows that farming was crucial to the development of permanent civilizations and social structures.

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Evolution of Food and Civilization

The document traces the evolution of mankind's food sources and supply. It shows that early humans in Mesopotamia obtained food through farming barley and wheat, building canals, dams and reservoirs to supply water to crops. Eastern USA and Andes regions domesticated alpacas and llamas and grew potatoes respectively. China began terraced farming and cultivating rice. Farming spread across Europe and California. Celtic iron production increased to support agriculture. Overall, the document shows that farming was crucial to the development of permanent civilizations and social structures.

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TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

938 Aurora Boulevard, Cubao, Quezon City

ASSIGNMENT No. 1
Reading Reflection
(Humans on their Ecological Setting)

CAC, EXEQUIEL MAUIE T.


ARCH41S1
AR. Eduardo F. Bober, Jr.
08/29/20
Trace the evolution of mankind in relation to their source of food and/or food supply

HOW THEY OBTAIN FOOD


evolution of mankind in relation to their source of food and/or food supply

CENTER
OF
AGRICULTURE

FOOD SUPPLY:
MESAPOTAMIA The main crops were barley and wheat.

HOW THEY OBTAIN:


They built networks of canals, dams,
and reservoirs to provide their crops
with a regular supply of water.

EASTERN USA ANDES


FOOD SUPPLY: FOOD SUPPLY:
Domestication of alpacas and
CHINA
Potatoes are grown
llamas
FOOD SUPPLY: EUROPE
Terraced farming begins
and rice is cultivated.
FOOD SUPPLY:
Farming has spread across

CALIFORNIA

CELTIC AUSTRALIA
Iron in the Celtic world experiences a
significant boom. Iron manufacturing
increase in all facets of life such as weapon
construction and agriculture items.
How important do you think based on the data in your timeline, is farming? Why?

It’s very important.

The reason that we have permanent civilizations, is because of agriculture. With the
development of agriculture, communities did not have to follow the herds in order to
have food to eat. Now that there were permanent civilizations, there needed to be
permanent homes for residents, so permanent homes were built. To produce the mass
amounts of food, the farmers needed extra help, which led them to domesticate animals.
The final issue of these civilizations were the lack of water in certain areas. This dilemma
was then solved by irrigation canals, and used in many different communities. As more
and more permanent civilizations began to develop, so did trade routes. Through these
trade routes; Finally social classes were developed.

Agriculture had a profound effect on civilizations, causing them to become permanent,


and the development of social classes, trade routes, and irrigation canals.

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