4.54 billion years agoNow
12,000 years agoapproximate date
Farming begins
People begin to plant crops and settle in one place.
As the last ice age ended, communities in several regions began to farm plants and keep animals. Settled life allowed populations to grow and made cities and writing possible.
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- Quaternary
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