Cereal crops were first domesticated around 9000 BCE in the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East. The first domesticated crops were generally annuals with large seeds or fruits. These included pulses such as peas and grains such as wheat. The Middle East was especially suited to these species; the dry - summer climate was conducive to the evolution of large - seeded annual plants, and the variety of elevations led to a great variety of species. As domestication took place humans began to move from a hunter - gatherer society to a settled agricultural society. This change would eventually lead, some 4000 to 5000 years later, to the first city states and eventually the rise of civilization itself.
where were the early centers of crop domestication
Fertile Crescent