Villages emerged independently in several places around the world, including in the Fertile Crescent, China, the Indus River valley, Mesoamerica, and South America. The earliest villages developed as sedentary hunter-gatherers in the ancient Middle East began creating permanent settlements. Eventually, inhabitants of early villages began cultivating crops and raising animals.
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