Archimedes (287-212 BC) was a very successful Ancient Greek mathematician. Archimedes was the designer of the inventively named Archimedes Screw, a useful device that was used for raising water using a screw, encased around the sides, open at both ends. Archimedess invention allowed for an abundance of water in cities all around Greece, which meant that these cities were more productive than others. All this was possible only because Greece was in a geographical breadbasket, that the Greeks thrived on. The reason certain cultures have had more success than others is because of the geography and therefore what plants and animals they could domesticate: this resulted in more time to grow and practice other trades.
Agriculture has played a vital role in the lives of humans for thousands of years, but how exactly did it change our lives? The ability to grow crops has shaped the lives of humans for almost 10,000 years, but what made it possible? Geography is the largest factor to be considered when dealing with agriculture, due to the certain geographical sweet spot that runs right through the center of the globe. Almost all the major civilizations have grown around it because there, they could farm crops with better nutritional values. In this sweet spot, civilizations could grow crops like wheat, barley, corn, potatoes, and other crops that had great nutritional value and, perhaps most importantly, could be stored.
As a consequence of the constant need of living creatures for food, large groups of such creatures are forced to spend much of their time acquiring edible material. One extremely common (and effective) method of both reducing the time required and increasing the food acquired is the domestication and breeding of specific animal species such as cows, horses, sheep, chickens etc. Some of these animals, such as cows and chickens, actively generate edible materials, some (sheep, goats, yaks etc.
