ANT201H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Pearl Millet, Gobero, Oryza Glaberrima
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Development of agriculture in africa involved the indigenous domestication of plants and possibly animals, as well as the adoption of domesticated plants and animals from the middle east. Three major regions where plants were indigenously domesticated: Ethiopia and eritrea in northeast africa: wide range of plants. Including grains such as teff and finger millet, which are essential to the local diet. Central africa: two critical cereals - pearl millet and sorghum. Most likely that pearl millet was first domesticated in the sahara. Debate over the origin of domesticated cattle on the continent indigenous domestication of plants and possibly animals, as. Coffee was one that has had a more global impact. Most likely that pearl millet was first domesticated. Between 14,000 to 4,500 years ago, there was increased. Debate over the origin of domesticated cattle on the continent. Sahara desert: the most dominant feature of the.
