Nomads to Farmers A civilization is defined as an organized group of humans who radically modify their environment. According to this definition‚ the first civilizations began with the introduction of farming and herding. It’s not exactly known why people began farming when foraging and migrating were sustaining the population for the time. But around 10‚000-7‚000 years ago‚ people began the transition from small migrating groups to established settlements‚ crop production‚ and herding. (Fernandez-Armesto)
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SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY ZPY 114-HR7A Handout No. 2 Anthrophology- coined from two Greek words anthropos which means “man” or “human being” and logos which means “knowledge”. Four Main Fields of Anthropology 1. Physical or biological anthropology-studies human beings through genetics‚ inherited traits‚ evolution and adaptation. It is called physical anthropology because the data it uses are mainly physical to gather information on the evolutionary development of man. 2. Cultural Anthropology-it
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Evolution of human intelligence The evolution of human intelligence refers to a set of theories that attempt to explain how human intelligence has evolved. These theories are closely tied to the evolution of the human brain and to the emergence of human language. The timeline of human evolution spans approximately 7 million years‚[citation needed] from the separation of the Pan genus until the emergence of behavioral modernity by 50‚000 years ago. The first 3 million years of this timeline
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Compare and contrast the Indian ocean (Swahili city-states)‚ trans-Saharan (Sudanic states)‚ and silk road trade routes. III. Kingdoms of the Grasslands A. Introduction 1. Three coasts – Atlantic‚ Indian‚ savanna on edge of Sahara 2. Edge of desert 1. Gold found 2. Camels improved trade a. Sahel – grassland belt – best place to live – centers of trade 3. African states emerge as trade intermediaries 4. Location makes them open to droughts and attack 5. 10th century
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there were also monsoons that would affect the herbivores and plants in the area of the monsoon causing the herbivores and plants to thrive due to the plants growing rapidly‚ tornados and hurricanes were also a issue back then‚ fires in forests and grasslands that were also an issue burning down food for herbivores and also killing them‚ and mountain disasters such as rock falls‚ landslides‚ and mudslides that would crush any animal poor enough to be in the path of the falling objects these would also
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Critically evaluate the consequences of anthropogenic disruption of trophic cascades in terrestrial ecosystems. Throughout the biological history of the earth various mass extinction events have occurred (2) in which worldwide biodiversity greatly declined. Currently‚ we are in the process of the sixth mass extinction (3) which unlike those before it‚ is characterised be the loss of large bodied species and more specifically the loss of apex consumers (4.5). Furthermore; current extinctions are
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Overall‚ the passage of domesticated and non-domesticated animals from the Old World to the New World made an enormous impact. For example‚ some of these impacts were the restoration of the grasslands and reforming of labor. Overgrazing by massive herds of sheep was the reason behind the transformation of the grasslands; and the new availability of large animals were now the new power force on the land; because before the exchange the Native Americans had no animals large enough to burden the hard labor
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1. Define the following terms (Chapter 19): Ecology - the study of how organisms interact within their environments population size - number of individuals in a population population growth - the rate in which a population is growing or sinking Population density - how many organisms share an area immigration - movement of individuals into an environment emigration - movement of individuals out of a population carrying capacity - stabilization of a population density dependent factors -
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In the article called Bedouin‚ the author explains in depth the Bedouin culture‚ resources‚ and geography‚ it explains the history and other lifestyles of the Bedouins too. Linda Alchin’s article Inuit tribe‚ explains the culture‚ geography‚ and resources of the Inuit tribe and also the Inuit tribe’s traditions and history. Infoplease‚ on the other hand‚ has all information needed for both the Inuit and the Bedouins. Both tribes had a very big difference in their location‚ which caused different
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The scientific classification for the fox is Vulpes. They are closer to dogs in modern classification because they are in the same biological family‚ canidae. The family includes other dog type creatures such as wolves‚ coyotes and jackals. Some people say that foxes are very so similar/genetically related to dogs that they can produce offspring together‚ but still isn’t proven yet. On the other hand‚ the cats are in a complete different biological family. The cats are in the family felidae‚ which
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