ASB 222 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Starch, Fertile Crescent
10 Nov 2015
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Film #3 study guide: sago tree is an important source of food in new guinea. Hunting is not as reliable; depend on gathering by women. Stripping sage tree; cook the center; more productive; physically harder; can"t be stored for long. Dhra - one of the earliest permanent villages (40-50 people) Oval shaped building in the center of the village: mug wall + upright stones on the inside chipped in + beans over the top of that with the floor across it = dry humidity control. To store collectively, protect grain (barley and wheat) from moisture, insects-- for years ii. People started to grow their own food- become farmers. Planted grain fields around them i. ii: human selection towards the best crops (changing genes of the crops) Too much work i: need to be planted one by one iii. iv. Eating giant spiders to help with the lack of protein.
