Chapter 1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What influenced food origins?
Geography, culture, and history
How did food affect where early people settled?
People followed the food
What three things teach us about what our ancestors ate?
Archaeological excavation
Midden
Coprolites
What is midden?
Ancient preserved trash dump
What are coprolites?
Fossilized feces
What does it mean if something is cultivated?
It is planted, it is not wild
What influences the determination of diets?
Geography and environmental factors
What is the major overland trade route?
The Silk Route
Where did the Silk Route go?
Started through Asia, throughout Europe, into Africa, spread into almost every corner of the Old World
Where did the first sea routes go?
Around Africa
In what order did the major cultures appear?
Egypt
Sumerians (Persia)
Hittities (Turkey, Babylon, Syria)
Chinese dynasties
Minoan (Crete)
Roman Empire (Rome, Tunisia, Levant, Europe, England)
Western Roman Empire (Rome and Europe)
Eastern Roman Empire (Constantinople to Adriatic)
Mongols (Middle East, Central Asia, China, Eastern Europe)
Incas (Peru and bordering regions)
What major food(s) were brought from Europe to North America?
Cabbage
Onions
What major food(s) were brought from Central America to Europe?
Chocolate (Latin America) Sweet potato and other tubers Tomato Corn (Latin America) Sunflower
What major food(s) were brought from Southeast Asia to Europe?
Spices (peppercorn, cinnamon)
What major food(s) were brought from China to Europe?
Rice
Tea
What major food(s) were brought from East Africa to Europe?
Coffee
What geographic characteristics were found in the Fertile Crescent that favored the development of an agrarian society?
Good fertile soil, lots of water, near proximity to rivers
Why is development of a culture dependent on food supply?
If we have more food, we have more leisure time
Civilizations that were on the shore of the ocean tended to have food provided by:
Fishermen
The civilization that was wiped out by the consequences of a volcanic eruption was:
Minoans
T/F The Greek civilization developed before the Roman Empire.
True
T/F The Aztec civilization developed before the Mayan.
False
The Roman Empire was:
Split in the 3rd century CE
Why was rice the staple cereal in Japan and wheat the traditional grain in Central Europe?
The foods originated in those areas
