ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Neolithic, Neolithic Revolution, List Of Domesticated Animals
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There are 6 questions from the indigenous guest lectures. 4 questions from the last chapter of the textbook. We have a lecture on it but the questions were taken from the textbook. Possible exam question: called a revolution because it has such a huge cultural impact on the life-ways of humans. Characterized by transition from foraging to dependence on domesticated plants & animals. Domestication: an evolutionary process whereby humans modify, either intentionally or unintentionally, the genetic makeup of a population of plants or animals, sometimes to the extent that members of the population are unable to survive. &/or reproduce without human assistance (haviland et al. , 2009: 292) Domesticated plants (people choose plants because of their palatability) Loss of protective devices around the grain head. Change in dentition (due to a diet that is provided, which is more refined than in the wild) Agriculture (farming): cultural activity associated with planting, herding & processing.
