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- Civilisation did not begin suddenly. It grew slowly out of farming.
Farming
people grow their own food
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Surplus food
more than they need now
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Other work becomes possible
crafts, trade, ruling
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Villages, towns, cities — civilisation
- Once people could grow extra (surplus) food , some were free to do other work.
- They could take up crafts, trade or ruling.
- Bronze Age civilisations emerged several thousand years ago .
- The historical period starts about 5000 years ago . That is the time for which we have writing we can read.
