No development has had a greater effect on human history than the introduction of domesticated plants and animals. The period in which domesticates became established is referred to as the Neolithic, and has been accurately characterized as a revolution. The term is appropriate for both the speed and its effect on human kind. Agriculture, which in its broadest sense includes domestic plants and animals, created the economic base and the need for social interactions, which led ultimately to the earliest civilizations.
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No development has had a greater effect on human history than the introduction of domesticated plants and animals. The period in which domesticates became established is referred to as the Neolithic, and has been accurately characterized as a revolution. The term is appropriate for both the speed and its effect on human kind. Agriculture, which in its broadest sense includes domestic plants and animals, created the economic base and the need for social interactions, which led ultimately to the earliest civilizations.
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