Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities.
ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ wʌzðə kˈiː dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɪnðə ɹˈaɪz ʌv sˈɛdəntɚɹi hjˈuːmən sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən, wˈɛɹbaɪ fˈɑːɹmɪŋ ʌv dəmˈɛstᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd spˈiːsiːz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd fˈuːd sˈɜːplʌsᵻz ðæt ɛnˈeɪbəld pˈiːpəl tə lˈɪv ɪn sˈɪɾiz.