Origin and development
of Settlement
Most anthropologists believe that humans
first appeared in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa thousands of years ago. From
there, they spread to the Middle East, Asia, Europe, America and Oceania. Neolithic
Revolution (Agricultural Revolution) occurred in Mesopotamia, people went from hunter-gatherers
and nomads to domesticators. The population grew relatively quickly. The emergence
of urban population occurred also in some areas. Agriculture became especially successful
largely in the river valleys of Nile, Ganges and Yangtze kiang.
These areas had fertile soil from annual
flooding which led to abundant harvest. First cities arose in these areas and people
were able to grow surplus food to feed a non-farming urban population thereby leading
to specialization among the population. The priests, scribes, architects, farmers,
soldiers, traders, blacksmiths, etc. were some other people ventured in these areas.
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