Patented: History of Inventions cover image

Farming

Patented: History of Inventions

CHAPTER

Is Farming Directly Responsible for Social Hierarchy?

Farming directly responsible really for social hierarchy and well the I think the term directly would be debated depending on who you ask. But one way or the other you can't have large human populations in dense pockets without agricultural systems. You tend not to get chunks of a population or portions of a population set aside to either do political pursuits or scientific or intellectual pursuits separate from food procurement unless you have a highly effective farming systems where there's a food surplus.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner