Merlin Donald's Theory on Human History
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What event marks the transition between the Pleistocene and the Holocene periods in earth's history?

  • The domestication of plants and animals
  • The warming and stabilization of the climate (correct)
  • The formation of the 'fertile crescent'
  • The beginning of agriculture

    • What is the primary distinction between the two types of theories regarding the origin of agriculture?

  • The environmental versus religious factors that contributed to agriculture's emergence (correct)
  • The type of crops that were initially domesticated
  • The time period in which agriculture emerged
  • The geographical location of agriculture's origin

    • In which two regions is it certain that agriculture developed independently?

  • The Andes/Amazon region and the eastern United States
  • New Guinea and sub-Saharan Africa
  • The Middle East and China
  • South-west Asia and Mesoamerica (correct)

    • What is the term used by Andrew Sherratt to describe the regions of constant geological and geographical change?

    <p>Hot spots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the notable feature of the Andes/Amazon region that may have contributed to the independent development of agriculture?

    <p>Its unusual geography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the transition from episodic thinking to mimetic thinking, according to Merlin Donald?

    <p>The development of culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the time period during which the domestication of plants and animals is believed to have taken place?

    <p>6,500 to 14,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the characteristic of the earth's temperature until roughly 12,000 years ago?

    <p>It was much colder and more variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the year 12,000 years ago in the context of the earth's climate?

    <p>It marked the end of the last ice age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason why archaeologists consider the domestication of plants and animals to be the greatest idea in human history?

    <p>It produced the most profound transformation in human living</p> Signup and view all the answers

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