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Reading #2(Chapter 1)

I liked seeing both the pros and cons of people going from gatherers and hunters to growing crops and having cattle and livestock. Some of the pros were that they were able to sustain a lot more people so the population increased dramatically. They didn't have to constantly move around so it gave them more time which led them to develop a lot more technologies. But some cons were that they still relied on nature for rain and soil conditions so there would still be times where the food would be scarce. Living next to animals put them more vulnerable of getting diseases. Agriculture was also a lot more harsh on their bodies because it required a lot more physical labor. It was also interesting to see the more time they settled the closer and closer they got to forming democracies.

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