The Pros And Cons Of The Agricultural Revolution

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The Neolithic Revolution, more commonly known was the Agricultural Revolution, was an inevitable and evolutionary change for human kind. The domestication of plants and animals was detrimental to the development of man, and created the first civilizations: Catal Huyuk and Jericho. The Agricultural Revolution spurred the development of society, specialization and cultural diversity; however, critics argue that the domestication of animals and plants led to the Bubonic Plague and gluttony. Farming and herding have been proven, otherwise, to have not been associated with the Bubonic Plague, and instead to have improved the accessibility of food and led to the development of the modern world.
The Neolithic Revolution was a turning point. Before …show more content…

The domestication of plants and animals resulted in obesity, contributed to global warming, and some critics believe caused the Bubonic Plague. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention over 35%, equal to 79 million, Americans are currently overweight or obese (“Adult Obesity Facts” 1). This is due to poor diets. In addition, food is too easily available; according to the US Library of National Health and the National Institutes of Health, “the number of fast-food restaurants in the country now exceeds 280,000” and that “fast-food retail sales in the United States have soared over 900%” from 1975 to 2004 (“Adult Obesity Facts” 1). Not only are fast food restaurants ubiquitous throughout the world, their food contains a large quantity of preservatives and fillers. When an American diet is compared with a Kalahari Bushmen’s diet, Americans look like glutens. Bushmen consume and average of 2,140 calories a day whereas Americans consume 2,231 to 3,300 calories each day. Humans constantly had to scavenge for our food before development of farming, preventing the accumulation of fat, whereas, nowadays, humans do not even have to leave their cars to get a meal. Farming and herding has promoted unhealthy diets, and it has polluted the ground, air and water. Pesticides, used on crops, pollute water that animals drink, poison the land, and even sicken field

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