15. What new tools appeared at this time?

Back to History 8 Agriculture Concepts During the beginning of the agricultural revolution, while pastoralism and more sophisticated farming were spreading west from the Fertile Crescent to Europe and Egypt and east through Iran and India, farmers were creating new tools. Initially, they added a handle to a simple digging stick. Shortly thereafter, around 3000 B. C., Sumerian farmers employed oxen to push plows, wagons, and sledges. In 900 B. C., Fertile Crescent farmers first used iron-tipped plows, which enabled them to cultivate products from more land besides