BIO 141 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture II. Modern HumansIII. Wealth DistributionIV. DomesticationV. Artificial SelectionOutline of Current Lecture VI. AztecVII. Three SistersVIII. Co-evolutionCurrent LectureAztec- Started fresh water irrigation, where they would float little islands of land and plant- Artificial land outside their town that they can grow food onThree Sisters- Squash: living mulch- Beans: Nitrogen- Maize: Pole for beansCo-evolution of Human Societies with Domesticated Plants- Taking wild resources and growing them in our gardens (wheat)- Started 10,000-14,00 years ago- Started spreading from Middle East to Europe only 4,000- Started a big cycle of give and take with a more growing population- Long ago there wasn’t enough gluten in the wheat to make breado Also called Elite Varietieso Production levels have gotten higher with nutrition and output value- Your culture should not overkill and change it too much, but that’s what we do- There’s a possibility that climate change and humans are what caused a lot of animals to become extinct- Close living with domesticated animals = diseaseThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- There’s a greater chance that we will get our animals’ diseases- Co-evaluation of humans and disease = resistance - Native Americans were not resistant, small pox killed 90% of their population- Farming = large, dense, sedentary societieso Sedentary: class stratificationo Standing armyo Priest class to justify waro Non-motileo Technological Advantages - China is in natural isolation- Europe’s feuding nation-states fueled competition and
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