The collection of resources, often from agricultural production, to support governments and public projects
Taxation
The way societies are structured, including systems of governance, economy, and agriculture.
Societal organisation
To produce a new plant using a parent plant.
Propagate
Changes in societal structures, often influenced by agricultural advancements and economic shifts.
Social transformation
Relating to the control and settlement of new territories by a ruling power, often involving economic exploitation and agricultural expansion.
Colonial
Relating to a system of beliefs, values, and principles.
Philosophical
The period before written records, during which agriculture and early human settlements first emerged.
Prehistory
Paths used for exchanging goods, including agricultural products, between different regions and civilizations
Trade route
Rivalries between nations or regions over land, resources, or power, often affecting trade and agriculture.
Geopolitical competition
The growth of trade, industry, and agriculture, leading to increased wealth and development of societies.
Economic expansion
A complex society with cities, governments, social structures, and cultural advancements, often supported by agricultural surplus.
Civilisation
The shift from agrarian economies to industrial production, which transformed agricultural practices and economic structures.
Industrial development
Essential crops such as wheat, rice, and maize that form the basis of a population’s diet and economy.
Staple crops
Wars and battles that often influenced territorial control, resource distribution, and agricultural land use.
Military conflict
The production of more food than needed for immediate consumption, allowing for population growth and the development of specialised jobs.
Food surplus
A large political unit, often ruled by a single authority, that expands through conquest and control, sometimes using agricultural resources to sustain its power.
Empire
The exclusive control over trade or production, including agricultural goods, by a single entity or group.
Monopoly
The food and drink that living things need to keep them strong and healthy.
Sustenance
The practice of cultivating crops and domesticating animals, which led to the development of settlements and civilizations.
Agriculture
To avoid something.
Circumvent
Early human societies that relied on hunting animals and gathering wild plants before the development of agriculture.
Hunter-gatherer
An event that causes great change.
Catalyst
Bringing separate parts together so that they are controlled from one place.
Centralisation
Related to sea trade and exploration, which played a key role in spreading agricultural products and economic influence.
Maritime
A feature or characteristic of something.
Trait
Religious or cultural ceremonies aimed at ensuring agricultural productivity and population growth.
Fertility ritual
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