It goes back all the way to the first two humans Adam and Eve. (I don't believe in the theory of evolution)
Since they came with the first farming system after they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden.
As humans, with our unique intelligence that separates us from all other mammals, we have our ability to use tools and build. Creativity which you put in is the function of frontal lobe of brain plays an important role in abstract, creativity, and learning. The frontal lobe and occipital lobe is responsible for imagination and creativity. As humans, we use this more often than all other mammals, since animals of all kind live most off of their instinct.