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AGE OF EMPIRES

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AGE OF EMPIRES. AGE OF EMPIRES. AGE OF EMPIRES. Between 3,000 and 1,000 BCE, it took about 1,600 years for world population to double. How fast was the population growing?. AGE OF EMPIRES. Between 3,000 and 1,000 BCE, it took about 1,600 years for world population to double. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Between 3,000 and 1,000 BCE, it took about 1,600 years for world population to double.

How fast was the population growing?

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Between 3,000 and 1,000 BCE, it took about 1,600 years for world population to double.

• Between 1,000 BCE and 1 CE the doubling time was less than 1,000 years.

How fast was the population growing?

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Between 3,000 and 1,000 BCE, it took about 1,600 years for world population to double.

• Between 1,000 BCE and 1 CE the doubling time was less than 1,000 years.

How fast was the population growing?

What caused the surge in population?

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• Between 1,000 BCE and 1 CE the doubling time was less than 1,000 years.

How fast was the population growing?

What caused the surge in population?

#1 The

invention of iron!

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What caused the surge in population?

#1 The

invention of iron!

In Afroeurasia, iron axes, hoes, spades, and plows enabled farmers to clear and cultivate millions of acres never before used for farming.

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What caused the surge in population?

In Afroeurasia, iron axes, hoes, spades, and plows enabled farmers to clear and cultivate millions of acres never before used for farming. #2

Farming and pastoral

nomadism!

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What caused the surge in population?

#2 Farming and

pastoral nomadism!

People moved into previously uninhabited areas.

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What caused the surge in population?

People moved into previously uninhabited areas. #3

Improved species of

crops produced more food per acre!

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What caused the surge in population?

#3Improved species of

crops produced more food per acre!

#4Work animals made farms

more productive.

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What caused the surge in population?

#4Work animals made farms

more productive.

#5People now

lived in denser populations!