Final (Middle Archaeology - Ch. 6)

Question 1

neolithic

Answer 1

-period where farming begins
- 10,000 to 5,000 years ago

Question 2

origins of agriculture

Answer 2

• horticulture
• around 10,000 years ago when people started to domesticate plants and animals

Question 3

advantages of domestication

Answer 3

• increased carrying capacity
• able to stay in one place for longer

Question 4

disadvantages of domestication

Answer 4

• limited mobility
• risks of focusing on a specific animal/crop
• need to keep up with demand
• health and environmental costs

Question 5

coastal migration route

Answer 5

• people moved down the coast of Alaska and BC
• boats or walking

Question 6

Solutrean hypothesis

Answer 6

• white people were first true settlers
• people migrated from Americas to Europe
• supports white supremacy (dismissed now)

Question 7

prehistory

Answer 7

• period of time before written records or human documentation
• doesn’t consider oral histories