Beginning with E. Bruggemans view, that the revolution began the development of human advancements and improved our society. “Life was easier, it brought a steady food supply and enabled people to stay longer in one place” (Neolithic Revolution pg.1). This led to the development of large communities and eventually the diversification of roles in the community. As a result many people gathered in one place, forming civilizations. With so many people together the …show more content…
Bruggeman has a solid argument, Jared Diamond opposed it. Stateing “With agriculture came the gross social and sexual inequality, disease and despotism, that curse our existence.” (The Worst Mistake in Human History pg. 95) The argument is simple: in a primal society everyone relies on everyone equally, they depend on each other for survival. With the coming of agriculture, came slavery; the two go hand and hand. Slavery is perhaps the greatest inequality throughout history. Another point is that pre-agricultural man lived a healthier lifestyle, getting loads of exercise and eating a nutritious and diverse diet. On average a hunter and gather was 6 inches taller than their farming counterpart. Additionally Diamond states that the development of civilization was not simply good, in fact it led to a far faster spread of disease and large scale