First Agriculture!!!!!

The transition from hunter gathering was a breakthrough in human society. I thought before this reading that gathering-hunting was a more extensive time than that of the transition into agriculture. The textbook indicates that the transition happened because of the end of the ice age. I find it mind blowing that irrigation started back in those times by women precisely. They were the gatherers to begin with, and they just took the seeds of their gatherings and started planting in a more efficient way. I understand that  the process was not overtime, but the fact that a lot of the first crops are not something that is on the table everyday made me google them for an extra experience for my inner foodie. I am also a bit skeptical on animal domestication in the Americas. The only domesticated animal I can think of besides the llama and alpaca is the xoloitzcuintili, also known as the Hairless dog which is believed to have been domesticated about 3500 years ago. I also credit the book for calling corn the biggest plant engineering in history. I agree, because corn has been and is to this day the number 1 staple in food in present day Mexico.

I was also surprised that present day Ethiopia was not as dry as it is today. The landscape of the first agricultural days was crucial to the development of agriculture. I can see clearly why the author said that the agricultural revolution was a need rather that an evolution. I look forward to the class lecture.