On last week's episode of the Kitchen Survival Guide, we learned what our ancient ancestors ate as hunter gatherers, but how did we evolve to become modern societies that are so food-focused? Well, the first emergence of agricultural societies completely transformed humanity as we know it. The first recorded agricultural society appeared in the Fertile Crescent: a civilization called Mesopotamia, an Ancient Greek name meaning "the land between two rivers." It is here that culture, religion, food and government became forever engrained in our cultures and societies around the world.

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