farming and sedentism Flashcards

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Agriculture Revolution

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Called the Neolithic
Happened relatively rapidly
Involved dietary changes, biological adaptations and behavioral/cultural changes
Among most important adaptive shifts in hominid evolution
Accounts for most of diseases we have today

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Agriculture caused what changes in Human Biological

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Reduction in chewing complex

Dramatic increase in malocclusions with agriculture

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what controlled the pace of bone and teeth reduction

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Bone controlled by environment

Teeth controlled by genetics

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