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Chapter two talks abut the basic ideas in civilization that were revolutionary at the time specifically farming. Farming brought the world a new level of sustainability that it did not have before, seeing that most civilizations were very nomadic and followed the food. Being able to settle and feed the group without the constant movement brought more food, which in turn brought longer and more human life. As the new advance diffused around the world, different peoples were taking their local resources and doing the same, with the inevitable twist on it to fit their peoples needs the best.

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The introduction to the book begins on speaking about the birth of the Homo Sapiens and how they made their way around the world from their birthplace of Africa. It immediately goes into the first human societies and their traits. The first societies were very egalitarian, and valued everyone apart of their group. Everyone had a role and everyone mattered to the health of the society as a whole. The first societies were gatherer-hunters, and were very nomadic in their stability and moved around alot, following the food sources.