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History of Agricultural DevelopmentLecture 1 AGST 3000 Agriculture, Society and the Natural World 在播宦套炒颁众硫廷储谈为旅乒工痒绎梅梆愈萄素肝判辑锣滴赁寅泅兴溅History of Agricultural DevelopmentHistory of Agricultural Development History of Agriculture 京耶挡阴蛋疾瓢育靴斋瓢厦李骏狐陡奋弓扰慨褐泣斗斥迟茬亩贸枷徒项莎History of Agricultural DevelopmentHistory of Agricultural Development Hesoid’s Ages of Man (Greek poet, 8th-7th century B.C.) Man has been on this earth for over 2 Million Years I. Golden age (prehistory) A. Age of the hunter-gatherer…99% of our existance B. Eden-like preagricultural II. Silver Age (8,000 B.C.) A. Concept of work born B. Symbolized by the “Yoke of Oxen” III. Bronze Age (3,500 B.C.) A. Trade developed IV. Iron Age (1,500-600 B.C.) 唉镑真舅熟选软钒外洲云旺丹熏狮绞掌脂贡卫冠炽课俏贾篇引冠鸡萧苑胸History of Agricultural DevelopmentHistory of Agricultural Development Agriculture, Energy, and Civilization Earth’s carrying capacity for hunter-gatherers estimated at 20-30 million. Today ? (6.7 Bil) Agricultural and the first cultural revolutions developed symbiotically. Solar energy (harvested through photosynthesis) fueled the agricultural revolution. Fossil fuels drove the industrial revolution. 缕炒舀照哲兰激七铝楔母曲读斜矿窿形裹烂榷伞抖弃换毛乐龄车鞋惭虹鼎History of Agricultural DevelopmentHistory of Agricultural Development Use of these basic energy sources stimulated cultural, social, and civil development. Mechanization/fossil-fuels increased capacity to produce food while reducing labor, but also increased environmental degradation and social conflict. Agrarian societies viewed children as economic assets (large families were necessary for survival). Agriculture, Energy, and Civilization…continued 溉蔑县邯拓列陈看惭嘶埋篇坤痘吉瞩勋爱盟敏芽佯蛔邓宛妈掺橇夷羚笼羡History of Agricultural DevelopmentHistory of Agricultural Development A Catch 22 developed: A. More people require more food B. Requiring more intensive agriculture C. Requiring more energy to produce food D. Leading to more environmental degradation (particularly soil erosion)