Early Food Production elsewhere Flashcards
where did the adoption of domesticated plants & animals in Africa come from?
middle east
was the reliance on domestication wide spread?
no
what are the 3 major regions of domestication in Africa?
- North East Africa
- Central Africa
- West Africa
what was domesticated in north east africa?
teff, finger millet and coffee
what was domesticated in west africa?
african rice
what was domesticated in central africa?
pearl millet and sorghum
***still main sources of protein for some countries to this day
why is the domestication of coffee highly debated?
it appeared in the middle east so we know it had to have been domesticated before 1100BC
where were cattle most likely domesticated?
in Africa-8000BC
Bos Primigenius was first dom. species
what was domesticated in the Yellow River Valley in Northern China?
-millet (as early as 8000BC but more likely 5700BC)
-pigs
-chicken
-dogs
what was domesticated around the Yangtze & Huai Rivers in Southern China?
-dogs
-pigs
-waterbuffalo
**around 5000BC
what was domesticated in New Guinea?
toro, yams, fruit trees (specifically bananas)
what was unique about agriculture in New Guinea?
it was gradual and only involved plants
what were some ways people experimented with agriculture in New Guinea?
-horticulture
-forest clearing
-drained bodies of water to plant at the bottom of them
-artificial growing environments
what is specific to wild bananas?
they only reproduce asexually and they have large seeds
where were sweet potatoes domesticated?
south america
