The Agricultural Revolution
Humans begin farming in the Fertile Crescent, fundamentally altering human society, diet, and the trajectory of civilization.
Explore this event on the interactive timeline →The Neolithic Revolution saw the domestication of wheat, barley, sheep, and goats in the Fertile Crescent. This shift from foraging to farming enabled permanent settlements, population growth, and social stratification.
Perspective
Was this actually progress? Harari argues it was "history's biggest fraud" — we traded diverse diets and leisure for backbreaking labor, disease, and hierarchy. But there was no going back. Once you feed more mouths, you can't unfeed them.