World History Spine · Origins
Humans, fire & the agricultural revolution
For 95% of our history humans were foragers. Then, about 12,000 years ago, farming began independently in several places, creating surplus, cities, kings, taxes and inequality: the starting gun for everything else.
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Prereqs: none, the start of the World History Spine. Next: Mesopotamia & Egypt. Follows Crash Course World History #1 and Khan Academy 'Origins of humans and early societies'; books: *Sapiens* (Harari), *Guns, Germs, and Steel* (Diamond).Next: 1. A very long prologue