Tuesday, February 3, 2015

February 2, 2015: Class

today in class i took a test that i was supposed to take last Thursday. It took me about 15 minutes and was on Mesopotamia and prehistory. After the test, we watched a video about how civilization evolved.

In the middle east, barley and wheat were mainly the crops that were native to the area. Also in the middle east, Draa was the very first place/ earliest settlement that has ever been found.

China - Rice
Africa- Millet, Yams, Sorghun
Americas- Corn, Squash, Beans

Geographic luck
Animal Domestication
Certain animals give certain advantages
Goats and sheep were the first to be domesticated
only muscle power in New guinea was man
2 million species of animals
carnivore- bad domestication
if you gain control of the leader, you can control the entire herd

14 successful domesticated animals - weighing over 100 lbs
- Goats
- Sheep
- Pigs
- Cows
- Horses
- Donkeys
- Bactrian camels
- Arabian camels
- Water buffalo
- Llama
- Yaks
- Mithans
- Bali cattle
All animals were native to Asia/ North Africa/ Europe except for the llama which was native to South America.
Cows, pigs, sheep, and goats were native to the middle east.


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