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13,000 BCE
The start of settled communities
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9000 BCE
Africa: Cattle are domesticated
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8000 BCE
In Mesopotamia: Grains are farmed In Africa: Yams
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7000 BCE
In China: Grains and Rice In Papua New Guinea: yams and taro In Mesoamerica: squash
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4000 BCE
Afro-Eurasia: Animals are starting to be used for their products and stength, not meat
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3500 BCE
Bronze is used for farm tools and weaponry
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3000 BCE
In Andean Mountains: starting to farm plants
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3000 BCE
Canals and Irrigation Systems were starting to develop