摘要
The establishment and development of agricultural economies are among the critical foundations of ancient civilizations.Around ten thousand years ago,humanity entered the Neolithic Age,whose greatest achievement was the rise of agricultural civilization.The birthplaces of the world’s early ancient civilizations were often centered around areas of primitive agriculture.The invention of agriculture marked a revolutionary epoch,one of the most significant transformations in human history.For instance,the civilizations of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt were directly linked to the early agriculture of the Middle East,where wheat and barley were the main crops.Similarly,the foundation of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations was the cultivation of maize.
