Chapter 12

The domestication revolution involved both plants and animals. Those who lived in more preferred environments had the chance to combine both farming and animals and their economy gave them power to create remarkable civilizations with substantial populations in the world. In some areas of the world it was simple to farm but other areas it was hardly helpful to farm because of the climate changes that occurred. Many of the people in the societies learned their own ways by raising animals in their farms and occupy necessary land to make a living. These animals were definitely helpful for these people because it helped them for transportation or to even carry heavy things. All this lead to the emergence of Pastoralism in Afro-Eurasia world, unlike for the Americas they didn't have large animals that could help them move around but some of their domestication shaped unique societies which improved diverse communities. All of this led by having pastoral societies having their struggles with because not being able to make much money from their production. The pastoral societies helped support the smaller communities than those agriculture ones. People normally lived in small encampments, villages, towns, cities which are categorized as agrarian civilizations. Throughout the chapter we are able to see how not only hunter and gatherers created their societies but also pastoral societies were created as time went by with domestication.