Before people started making civilizations, there were hunters and gatherers. Hunters and gatherers roamed around and never bothered to build houses. They were always to busy looking for food to eat and hunting animals. They constantly kept moving after they ate all the berries and animals they could find in one area.
People lived like this for a while until they discovered farming. They realized that they didn't have to roam around all the time and they could just plant food at one spot. The best kind of crops were rice, wheat, barley, and corn. These crops were easy to store. They also realized that when they store food they make a surplus. Having a surplus of food meant that they had more time and not everyone had to be farming. This gave people other jobs to invent more new things like weaving, making tools, making hide, etc. This was called specialized labor.
Along with growing crops, the ancient people also learned that they could domesticate animals. A good domesticatable animal had to get along with humans, be over 100 pounds, eat only plants, and get along with other animals. Animals gave people things like milk, hide, and meat. If they were strong enough, they could also plow, which was great for farming. Farming was really the key to keep moving forward in civilization.
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