HIST 261 : MIDERM REVIEW
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Near east: wheat, barley, peas, leutils, dog, sheep, goat, cattle, pig. Mesoamerica: corn, beans, squash, turkey, dog: america: potatoes, manioc, llamas. Late pleistocene: end of ice age (11,000 bp or 9,000 bce) Late pleistocene/holocene transition: climate change cold and dry to hotter, more humid with rain. Revolution: new, innovative, social upheaval attached, quickly happens, transformative power, not permanent. Quick paced, most political revolutions are highly intentional. More susceptible to conflict and fighting, injure life. Domestic: more doctile, usually smaller, calm, not roudy, more wool or other selection for use. Pace of process: change in structure of plant/animal to get what we want out of them. Faster than we thought before 50-100 yrs, 200-400 yrs. We are too reliant on crops that are all the same, disease could wipe out everything. Diamond"s view of key factors in the rise of complexity (look at page) Ultimate factors proximate factors (outcomes of early advantages, dependent on passage of time)
