CAS AN 101 Chapter 11: The First Farmers
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This would put the broad-spectrum revolution at roughly 8 to 12,000 years ago. It is within these hilly flakes regions that anthropologists theorize that the practice of agri- culture actually began to take root. As chapter 11 reminds us, maize itself comes from a wild grass that was domesticated to the point that it could be consumed by humans. It is believed that this took place in the area that is today south-cen- tral mexico, and arrived in the southwestern united states about 4,000 years ago. Age and which further supports the theory about the way that human diet has evolved over time. Manioc is endemic to the latin american region of the world, and is a shrub. It actually belongs to the family of plants known as splurge" and it typically grows plentifully within tropical climates. It is actually toxic when picked, so one must be careful to cook it properly before eating.
