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In the study of the classical world , one cannot advance without acknowledging the significant agricultural foundation . As it is today , public improvements and industrialization all find roots in a preceding agricultural revolution . Currently , the local origin of plant domestication is debated , spanning from Asia to Turkey and even Papua New Guinea , but its rapid expansion is unquestionable .
When communities transferred from a nomadic and huntergatherer lifestyle to an agricultural one , continuous movement was no longer necessary . Thus , the first sedentary cities , including ancient Egypt , Greece , and Rome flourished due to a more stable food supply . With this came a corresponding increase in polytheism . Since most of the earliest civilizations relied on the annual harvest for survival , deities reigning over agricultural success were heavily worshipped . In ancient Rome , Romans dedicated eight days in April each year to the celebration of Cerealia , a festival for the goddess of growth and grain , Ceres , in hope that in exchange for their honoring her , she would grant them a fruitful harvest . Similarly , the ancient Egyptians and Greeks showered the goddesses Renenutet and Demeter , respectively , with sacrifices and worshipping .

Agriculture

In the study of the classical world , one cannot advance without acknowledging the significant agricultural foundation . As it is today , public improvements and industrialization all find roots in a preceding agricultural revolution . Currently , the local origin of plant domestication is debated , spanning from Asia to Turkey and even Papua New Guinea , but its rapid expansion is unquestionable .
When communities transferred from a nomadic and huntergatherer lifestyle to an agricultural one , continuous movement was no longer necessary . Thus , the first sedentary cities , including ancient Egypt , Greece , and Rome flourished due to a more stable food supply . With this came a corresponding increase in polytheism . Since most of the earliest civilizations relied on the annual harvest for survival , deities reigning over agricultural success were heavily worshipped . In ancient Rome , Romans dedicated eight days in April each year to the celebration of Cerealia , a festival for the goddess of growth and grain , Ceres , in hope that in exchange for their honoring her , she would grant them a fruitful harvest . Similarly , the ancient Egyptians and Greeks showered the goddesses Renenutet and Demeter , respectively , with sacrifices and worshipping .