Farming

food surplus

people no longer had to hunt

they stored a lot of food

increase in population

job specialization

people could work on things they are good at

people do different things

domestication

less work for people to do

animals now had more purposes than food

it is easier to farm

irrigation

towns were vulnerable to floods and drout

semipermanent settlements

people lived near rivers

Cuneiform

things can be remembered

money and tax were invented

one of the first types of wrighting

Hierarchy

people were greedy and wanted wealth

specialized job labor

a monarchy was created

slavery and people of the lower class were being mistreated

new means of communication

Government

the first form of government was created

creation of hierarchy

people were organized

corruption

made farming easier and more consistent

it was more efficient

the more people worked the better they got at their job