I left off talking about the effect the ending of the Ice Age had on early civilization, this process of 'Intensification begins. resulting in the emergence of people ( I Guess you could say the first Baby boom). Selective breeding and domestication of animals brings about the most impactful changes on early society with a source of protein in most areas, fertilizer and, for lack of a better term, horse power. The majority of the agricultural age took place around the same time for all regions on the planet. The result? Deforestation of course. but I guess it helps that trees were destroyed only to bring about more plant life and food. As the areas became more engrossed with crops and food the people began to settle. A majority of the continents forced out the "gather hunters" as they became farmers: that population was almost extinct by the end of the common area. Farming and agriculture brought people together, languages and people of different nations start to migrate towards each other and societies first melting pots I have emerged. The downfall? Human communities start to see the earliest forms of inequality and a form over government rise. Even with women being the stable source of income, males become alphas. most early villages had a some rendition of a democracy. Others had what they called a Chiefdom which inherited positions of power and privilege introduced a more distinct element of inequality. Chiefs could use seldom force to compel the obedience of their subjects. Overall I was shocked at the early struggles with inequality once communities formed, but i never knew that once gather hunters transitioned into farmers they struggled with their health and life expectancy. Today I understand the purpose of moving forward and still introducing crops to to the carnivorous gather hunters, but why do these people think it was okay when their life expectancy significantly dropped?
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