GGG 4


  1. animal domestication 
humans- breeding, feeding, movement- dependable food source- milk/protein , cloths/warmth, animal dung/ fertile 

goats and sheep 1st animals to be domesticated

plow- animals could pull it longer/better (horses and oxen plowed)

New Guinean- only had pigs w/out muscle no hide or milk

best domesticated animals
large herbivores bc. carnivores need to grow animals to feed them
elephants cant be raised bc. takes 15 yrs. to reproduce no steady supply cant raise enough of food to feed them
ideal animal reproduce within 1-2 yrs. , social animals/ social hierarchy w/ leader that controls pack, get along w/ humans

14 farmed animals successfully domesticated that are 100 ibs +
goats, pigs, cows, sheep, horses, bacterian camel, Arabian camel, donkey, llama, water buffalo, reindeer, yaks, mithans, bail cattle 
none in New Guinea 

South America had llamas the other 13 were from other places like Asia and Europe

Middle east - best livestock/ plants (fertile crescent)   GEOGRAPHICALLY BLESSED/LUCKY 

people had time to develop houses, plaster to keep out water, window- air condition, standing for 9000 yrs. 

Division of labor- jobs people learned to do 

control of fire- 1st step to steel 


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