INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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About what year did the first Agricultural Revolution occur?
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3000 BCE
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8000 BCE
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1000 CE
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20000 BCE
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Neolithic Revolution-also referred to as the Agricultural Revolution-is thought to have begun about 12, 000 years ago. It coincided with the end of the last ice age and the beginning of the current geological epoch, the Holocene.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 8000 b.c., people in Southwest Asia began growing wheat and barley. They also domesticated pigs, cows, goats, and sheep. From there, farming spread into southeastern Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Neolithic Revolution started around 10, 000 B.C. in the Fertile Crescent, a boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East where humans first took up farming. Shortly after, Stone Age humans in other parts of the world also began to practice agriculture.
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