The blessing and curse of the Agricultural Revolution are sustained with its expansion and spread. Taking the stipulative definition of “blessing” and “curse” from the original premise, one can only overlap the profane terms of “negative” and “positive”. By examining the two classifications within the Neolithic period and the ancient Mesopotamian civilization, the premise can be confirmed. Therefore, the agricultural revolution was a blessing and a curse for humanity. Human society began to emerge in the Neolithic period or the New Stone Age. This new era began around 9,000 BC with the development of agriculture in the region around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and in what is commonly called the “Fertile Crescent” located in Western Asia.1 The same development of agriculture had brought benefits to the humans no longer have to move in search of game and plants. Free from nomadic life, humans found no need to limit family size and possessions and settled in one place for many years. A negative aspect of this settlement is that the population increased so much that wild food sources were no longer sufficient to support large groups. Forced to survive by any means necessary, they discovered that using the seeds of the most productive plants and eliminating weeds increased their yields.2 This also led humans to develop a wider range of tools far superior to those previously used in the Paleolithic period or Old Stone Age. . The spread of the Agricultural Revolution in the Neolithic also cultivated positive aspects by creating connections with other cultures and societies. Through these connections they exchanged knowledge, goods and ideas about pastoralism and agriculture.3 Another important positive aspect… half of the document… positive aspects, and they are numerous and have had a very profound impact on humanity. Ancient Mesopotamia arose from the Agricultural Revolution to become one of the oldest and most fascinating complex civilizations ever known. The negative impacts of the agricultural revolution on gender roles and status are evident in the literature and laws created in ancient Mesopotamia. Therefore, the agricultural revolution was a blessing and a curse for humanity. Works Cited Judge, E. H., & Langdon, J. W. (2011). Connections, a world history, combined edition. (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall.Judge, Edward H. and John W. Langdon. "Document 2.1 Excerpts from the Code of Hammurabi". Connections: A World History. 2nd ed. vol. 1. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2011. 27+. Print.Lipit-Ishtar. (1868 BC). Sumerian legal code: the code of lipit-ishtar.