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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe the leading hypothesis concerning why people abandoned the Fertile Crescent during the Late Neolithic | Oasis theory, which suggests that as the climate dried, communities were forced to congregate around remaining water sources, leading to overexploitation of these areas. |
| When did plant domestication develop in the Middle East? | Fertile Crescent, Neolithic time. |
| Describe the behavioral characteristics common in animals domesticated in the past | Increased docility and tameness, reduced fear responses, enhanced social tolerance with humans, altered reproductive cycles. |
| What is domestication? What is its relationship to evolution by natural selection? | Domestication is the process of which humans selectively breed wild plants and animals to develop traits that are beneficial or desirable for human use. Humans force traits, genetic changes, and adaptation. |
| Why is genetic diversity important? | Genetic diversity allows populations to adapt to changing environmental conditions, the ability to resist diseases, and a stability in ecosystems. |
| In how many different regions of the world did people independently domesticate plants/animals? | Six major ones: Near East, China, Southeast Asia, Africa, Mesoamerica, and South America. |
| Describe the two pathways of wolf domestication | Commensal Scavenger: the theory that wolves domesticated themselves by scavenging near humans through food sources. Pup Adoption: humans actively took wolf pups from their dens and raised them. They choice the docile ones and bred them with more. |
| How does plaster production and goats relate to ecological deterioration? | goats eat the trees and everything, plaster needs wood/trees. The trees disappeared and didn't regrow. |
| What are some of the ideas scholars have developed to explain why people first became farmers? | Population pressure, not enough evidence Climate change - only worked in Middle east Competitive Feasting - having the best feast |
| How do grinding stones suggest greater sedentism during the Natufian in the Fertile Crescent? | Permenant structures, food processing, tools |
| Why do wild animals typically have larger antlers/horns than their wild progenitors (ancestors)? | Sexual selection - larger antlers or horns showed genetic quality and fitness. Males are mre successful to compete for a mate. Competition against other males for dominance Defense |
| In what ways are domesticated plants different from their wild ancestors? | Size and yield, loss of dispersal, loss of chemical or mechanical protection (peppers, thorns, hard shells), loss of seed dormancy (seeds surviving winter). |
| In what ways do college parties relate to the concept of competitive feasting? | Competition to have the biggest and best party with having good food, music, drinks and games. |
| What animals have recently been domesticated? How do they differ from those domesticated in the ancient past? | Rabbits and rodents. Recent domestication tend to focus more on pets, research, and ornamental purposes. |
| What is the difference between taming and domestication? | Taming is the process of training a wild animal to be comfortable around humans. (Still wild animals). Domestication involves changing animals genetics through selective breeding. (Dogs, cats, cattle and chickens). |
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