Agriculture helped Civilization Who would’ve thought that farmer’s 10,000 or some odd years ago could have helped civilization to what it is today? Farming started in the near east about 10,000 years ago. It began in areas that had an abundance of food so it just came to them. Without it, civilization would not be what it is today. Agriculture led to advances such as, technology, settlement, and government. Agriculture required you stay in one …showed first 75 words of 579 total…

…showed last 75 words of 579 total…many people. Government was used to appoint and direct the people who would build the irrigation (Cities). Everything would be in chaos now without the development of government through agriculture. Agriculture is a very important step in the advancement of civilization, as we know it. Out of it came important advances such as various technologies, writing, and settlement. Now the first seed that was planted can be appreciated even more for all that it started.