blog 3 population growth

Population growth was the most significant development of the classical period. The empires of the time could achieve many new benefits that they could not achieve with a smaller population. They had more complex society and more ideas spread throughout the world. People could grow more crops and use their live stock more efficiently. The people were more productive and could produce more food; since there were more people to eat the food it did not go to waste. The empires started to grow around large urban areas and large cities became vital parts of society. Since the population was growing, network exchanges (the ability to circulate ideas) became very important. Network exchanges became very useful so different parts of the world could communicate and they helped spread ideas and resources to different large empires of the time. Without the growth of population, none of this would be possible.