Name: 【TED-Ed】How farming planted seeds for the Internet - Patricia Russac
Uploaded: 2014-12-06T03:33:44.000Z
Duration: 3 min 59 s
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We talk about inventions and innovation as though the best things out there are the Internet, iPads, or smart phones.

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Which one has had the most impact on society?

Well, some would say, "Nope, not really, it's farming."

That's right, farming is the seed of civilization.

Not quite literally, but without early man's discovery

we wouldn't have much of anything we have today.

Growing your own food changed everything.

Sure, hunting and gathering worked just fine

But when hunters and gatherers started planting seeds,

even if it's planting a half dozen tomato plants in your backyard,

In other words, not everyone needed to be farmers.

Farming and food surpluses led to the division of labor.

But with so many people contributing to the community,

But, civilization is just that - advanced, complex societies.

And without farming, they would not exist.

Cities are just one of the basic features of a civilization,

urban planning of roads, bridges, and public works,

Developing expertise in various types of occupations

allowed for innovative ways of doing things,

led to the growth of things we readily use today,

So without farming, we'd still be hunting and gathering.

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【TED-Ed】How farming planted seeds for the Internet - Patricia Russac

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