ANT102H5 Final: ANT102 Study Notes.docx
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Economics is based on subsistence; to adapt to fit in, subsist- to live, subsistence basic activity of life according to this perception. Everything more or less starts with agriculture. 10,000 years ago- the neolithic cultivation age began (people would now start growing their food on a regular basis- horticulture) Horticulture is just a fancy term for gardening. Based n gender (women and men subsistence activity differed) Humans are omnivores requires diversity in our diet. Development of a system of sharing within family and also with a wider band. The relative proportion of hunting and gathering is based on complex ecosystem and living close to the equator. Most hunting gathering societies are nomadic (move around a lot) Some foragers are also sedentary; they tend to be aquatic foragers (people who live near rivers, ponds, oceans for fish) food is coming to you, why bother chasing it . Hunter-gatherers represent an ideal past, can be positive or negative.
