In return for all this hard work, peasants usually had a worse - TopicsExpress



          

In return for all this hard work, peasants usually had a worse diet than hunter-gatherers, and suffered more from malnutrition and starvation. Their crowded settlements became hotbeds for new infectious diseases, most of which originated in domesticated farm animals. Agriculture also opened the way for social stratification, exploitation and possibly patriarchy. From the viewpoint of individual happiness, the agricultural revolution was, in the words of the scientist Jared Diamond, the worst mistake in the history of the human race.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:46:49 +0000

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