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