That's the history of the world; the whole human race has spent the bulk of its time farming.

那就是这个世界的历史事实,全人类花费了大量的时间,用在了农耕上

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Remember the ancient near eastern kingdoms and their collectivized agriculture, control from the center, the individuals who carry out the farming or the grazing.

大家应该还记得这个古老的,近东王国,记得他们的采集农业,记得他们的中央集权,记得其民众所从事的农耕业和游牧业

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选