Lack of resources has been an enduring issue from the Paleolithic era to the Green Revolution in the mid-1900’s, and it has been affecting civilizations for hundreds of years.
In the Paleolithic era, it was difficult to control food supply because a certain area may not have a sufficient amount of resources, according to document one, written by Walter T. Wallbank in 2010. A solution to this issue was switching over to the Neolithic age, where people permanently settled, people began to breed animals, and cultivate plants, solving the issue of lack of resources.
Another example of lack of resources was in Ancient Egypt, where the flow of the Nile had huge control over life, as seen in document three. When the flow of was low, land didn’t receive enough water to grow crops. But the Egyptians used an invention called a shaduf to collect water and transfer it to the fields, once again solving the issue of lack of resources.
According to document four, in the 1700’s, people hand-sowed their seeds when farming. This method was ineffective because the seeds would end up being eaten by animals, and the seeds weren’t planted with accuracy. But when the Agricultural Revolution started, people used a horse drawn seed drill to effectively grow more plants than before and use less manpower thus, solving the issue of lack of resources.
And lastly, after World War II, the population was rapidly increasing, and old agricultural techniques would not suffice and feed everyone. As a result, the Green Revolution began, and with it came new technology that helped create more crop growth. The Green Revolution helped solve the issue of lack of resources.
Even though in the past we have been able to find a solution to lack of resources, there are still places where we are struggling, such as the drought in California, or starvation in Africa.
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