ANTH 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Old Copper Complex, Fertile Crescent, Borana Oromo People
28 Sep 2017
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Classic theories of food production: agriculture because of religion (to gods), crowding (animals crammed together), around rivers (easy to grow food), population stress(pressure to make food) Changing holocene environment: be(cid:272)ause of (cid:272)li(cid:373)ate (cid:894)war(cid:373) a(cid:374)d wet(cid:895) that"s good for growi(cid:374)g food helped in domestication and growing crops (easy to experiment with) Human construction of nature: hunter gather know and experimented about different forms of plants and animals, use time minimizing, energy maximizing more food, for more energy. Ju/"hoa(cid:374)si affluent peoples: spend 2- 2. 7 days a week working vs relaxing. The rise of civilization the fertile crescent. Geography of middle east: varied environment north =mountains = water, plains = dry = sun, good climate for farming, close ecological zones make it easy to domesticate (walking distance makes it easy to trade) The mediterranean triad: wheat, olives and grapes grow better in dry summers and wet winters can be stored, religion and food ritual lamb slaughter = christian feast at easter.
