History of Professions

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 5:24am

Which are the oldest professions of the World? How they started and developed?

STA · March 17, 2012, 5:25am

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tailor

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 5:26am

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who made clothes? Their input?

STA · March 17, 2012, 5:27am

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yup

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 5:28am

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So what was the oldest profession of the world, if it is not tailor?

ninja_hattori · March 17, 2012, 5:29am

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according to islam.....agriculture...or we can say farmers profession was first..................:)

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 5:39am

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You mean to say Hazrat Adam (AS) was a farmer by profession.

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 6:53am

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Yes as per Bible profession of Hazrat Adam was farming.. As per Quran, while referring to Habeel & Qabeel, one brother was related to farming and other was Shepard. It is believed that herding was part of training of all prophets, as it made them learn how to tackle those who don't understand your language.

ninja_hattori · March 17, 2012, 6:58am

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yes thats what i read..........:)

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 7:09am

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But the question arises, farming involve use of certain machinery? If we consider farming as the oldest profession, who made that machinery?

ninja_hattori · March 17, 2012, 7:12am

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In start that must be pretty primitive....using stones and etc...

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 7:24am

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But I read that before farming, human were living in caves and their food was fruits and leaves of trees.. Means Human are naturally vegetarian :D

ninja_hattori · March 17, 2012, 7:29am

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Interpreting Cave Art | Heritage Key

un caves me unhone hunting ki painting kya sirf entertainment ke liye banayi thi…

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muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 7:34am

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So painting is the oldest profession.. but who made colors used in those paintings

ninja_hattori · March 17, 2012, 7:39am

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…i wanted to say after farming it was hunting magar aapne to baat ko ek alag hi mod de diya

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 7:46am

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But hunting was before farming… and hunting probably started at a later stage and before that people lived on fruits and leaves.

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 1:20pm

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As a joke, Prostitution is considered to be the oldest profession of the world.. This articles tells us otherwise about the professions like Mother (yes bringing up a child is a great and difficult job), Teacher, Carpenter, Locksmith as the oldest and surviving professions of the world.

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Top-Oldest-Professions-That-Still-Exist-Today&id=3317651

			New professions are being invented every year, especially with  the constantly changing technology that we have today. Other jobs seem  like they have been around forever like that of a locksmith or the  carpenter that builds furniture in New England. What are the oldest jobs  or professions? Some people joke that prostitution is the oldest career  but this article will discuss some of the oldest jobs like the trade  based ones of a carpenter or a locksmith, a teacher, and a mother.
The oldest profession that has been around as long as men and women have existed together would be that of a mother. Everyone that is a mother knows that this is a full time job with the amount of time and effort it takes to help to raise a happy, healthy child. No matter what part of the world you live in and if you live in a small African village or in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, raising a child takes a lot of work. Feeding and waking up throughout the night with a newborn baby is an exhausting yet rewarding introduction to this job as a mother. The role as a Mom continuously changes as the child grows but is a steadily busy one nevertheless.

Another job that is considered to be very old is that of a carpenter. Many people would refer to the Bible when this topic is raised saying that Jesus had been a carpenter. Dating farther back than you could possibly imagine, people created things out of wood whether it was tools, living structures or even furniture pieces. These people soon were able to use this skill to barter for other items and to create a kind of commerce for themselves. A locksmith is also an old profession with the earliest lock dating back 4,000 to Egypt.

The final profession that will be mentioned here is that of a teacher. This can be dated back a very long way and one of the most famous teachers in our history goes back to the Greek times with Plato teaching the well known Aristotle. Back then teachers were all males as well as the students. Now more teachers are female versus male, especially at the younger grades. People have always had the need to teach other and although what they were taught has changed quite a bit, the idea of a teacher giving knowledge to a student has not. Because of this teaching is truly one of the oldest professions to still exist and thrive today.

There are obviously, many other jobs that would be considered some of the oldest ones too but the ones listed above really are at the top of the list. Some jobs used to thrive and be some of the most important professions and now today they no longer exist as technology and other changes have created this to happen. Just think, if you become a mother in your lifetime, you will be carrying and performing the oldest profession known to man.

ninja_hattori · March 17, 2012, 1:26pm

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Yes you are right.....and few communities in india have their last names related to some profession or cities.....

like sodawala,daruwala,

so i used to call my brother bluetooth wala............:D

muqawwee123 · March 17, 2012, 1:35pm

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Per yeh Baltiwala kia bechte the

This tradition of casts with the name of profession also prevail in Pakistan. We have Kumhaar ‘Potsmith’, Lohaar (Ironsmith), Mochi (Cobbler) as casts.

I remember comments about Humera Channa (famous Pakistani singer): They were Mochis and now call them Channa

ninja_hattori · March 17, 2012, 1:40pm

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here specially in maharashtra,Andhra no muslim talks about caste bro.....but in UP they have castes............

though hindus have different castes...