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Who collected wild cereals and hunted gazelles?
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Natufians
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Why could the Natufians stay in the same place?
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they could harvest wild cereal for 6 months and hunt animals attracted to the stuble
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Did our ancestors of the New World domesticate large game animals?
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No, because it wasn't important
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What were staple crops in the New World?
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maize, potatoes & manioc
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In the new world how long was it after the origin of cultivation before the first states arose?
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several millena
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Where was the original center of maize domestication?
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Valley of Oaxaca
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What are the pros of domestication?
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greater yields of food can feed more people
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What are the cons of domestication?
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more labor intensive
decreased quality of life diseases proliferation i.e. standing water enviromental degredation social inequality crime, war greater reliance on others less freedom |
