Origin of Agriculture Flashcards
(30 cards)
What are major food crops
- pig
- Chicken
- Cows
- Fish
What are some major cereal crp
- Maize
- Wheat
- barley
- Rice
Where did the Agricultural Revolution originate
- where did it develop
- originated in the fertile crescent and developed in independently in multiple regions
What is agriculture
- intentional planting and harvesting of crop or the domestication of animals
Why was agriculture so important
- allowed permanent settlements
- Increased food production
- social heairchies
- changed human diets and health
Where was the fertile land between?
- the tigiris and euphrates river
Why agriculture?
- reliable food source
No more moving around for food - population growth
- control over the environment
- LED TO CIVILIZATIONf
Genisis 3:17-19?
- this verse reflects the harsh reality of agriculture
- the devils bargin and dependence on crops
- more pop more boom
- environmental problems
What was the evidence for early agriculture?
- Archaeolgocal Evidence
- Locatrion of ancetral species liir wheat and rice
- DNA evidence
- art and written records
when dogs were domesticated what were their purpose?
- hunting, working, herding, etc
What were some of the native sheep
- mouflon and bezoar goat
How did sheep change afer domestication
- they have longer thicker coats
- Selective breeding
Why were sheep’s domesticated?
- easy to herd
- milk, wool, and hides
- adaptable to enviroments
Whats up with animal bones and domestication?
- Domesticated animals have smaller bones
- domesticated goats and sheep have smaller curved horns
- difference in teeth
What is floataition
- Flotation is a process that archeologists use to find tiny plant remains like burned grains, seed,s and pollen
How does flotation work
- soak the soil
- lighter materials float to the top
- heavier materials sink to the bottom
Why burnt grains?
- seeds and grains carbonize but they don’t disnergrawte
- last years
Who iis Nikolai Vailov
- nikolai is the mos famous plant hunter
Whay was nikoli vavilov’s mission?
- he traveld across 5 continents for seed and plants
- he wanted to improve agriculture by studying crop diversity
What is the largest seed bank
- the vavolive institution
- protected thousands of crops from extinction
What was nikolias downfall
he opposed a soviet agronomist that stalin supported
- got arrested
- dies from starvation
Where was the birth place of maize
- mexico
- dozen of corn variations
What is the phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences
- the study of how different species are related through evolution by comparing DNA
How does phylogenetic ANalysis work?
- Collect the DNA from the different species
- Align differences and similarities
- Count the differences
- Use the difference to build the tree
