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REVIEWS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
commensalism pathway - Answer- initial stages of pig domestication likely involved wild
pigs scavenging food scraps from human settlements
eastern turkey - Answer- location of earliest evidence of pig domestication
horticulture - Answer- an early, small scale, farming practice that lends itself well to
keeping pigs
the Maring - Answer- peoples of the New Guinea highlands for whom pigs are of central
importance to their culture
omnivorous - Answer- eating a variety of foods made pigs suitable for domestication
feral - Answer- domesticated pigs that return to live on their own but are not considered
as truly "wild"
molars - Answer- teeth that show a reduction in size due to domestication
poleaxing - Answer- at the Chinese site of Xinglongwa pigs were killed with a blow to
the forehead to stun them so that the blood could be drained from the body and used for
ceremonial or nutritional purposes
middle eastern wildcat - Answer- the ancestor of all domesticated cats
stored grain - Answer- stored plant food which attracted rodents who in turn attracted
wild cats
hallan cemi - Answer- a turkish site dated to about 10500 BP showing the presence of
wild cats inside human occupation
self-selection - Answer- early in the pathway to domestication, natural selection over
time favored cats who had a tamer temperament allowing them to approach human
settlements
mummificaiton - Answer- a cat burial practice of the ancient Egyptians who revered cats
, Pope Gregory IX - Answer- issued a bulla (decree) that declared cats as evil and led to
the mass slaughter of cats
black death - Answer- a highly contagious disease epidemic that swept through
medieval Europe as an unforeseen consequence of mass slaughter of cats
twisty cat - Answer- a special cat breed with short front legs, forcing the cat to hop like a
squirrel. this breed raises ethical questions abotu cat breeding practices
cat human attunement - Answer- there is some evidence suggesting cats seem to
recognize human moods and cat owners recognize the meaning of cat meows
ainsworth stranger test - Answer- an experimental procedure developed for evaluating
attachement between mothers and their children that has been used to study the cat-
human bond
directed pathway - Answer- donkeys and camels were domesticated by humans already
well familiar with the process of animal domestication, so they knew how to capture and
control the breeding of wild asses and camels
Nubian and Somali Ass - Answer- two north african populations from which all
domesticate donkeys are descended
Standard of the city of Ur - Answer- a 4500 BP mosaic showing the use of donkeys in
times of peace and war
north america - Answer- the place of evolutionary origin of the common ancestor of
horses, asses, and zebras
abydos, egypt - Answer- archeological site containing 10 donkeys buried with a
Pharaoh
Spanish Conquistadors - Answer- the explorers/conquerors responsible for bringing
domesticated donkeys to the New World
adaptations to desert habitat - Answer- rapid rehydration, efficient kidney, lcosing
nsotrils
Frankincense & Myrrh - Answer- in high demand, brought out of Arabia by Arab traders
camel's hump - Answer- stores fat, allowing travel for days without eating
early uses of camel - Answer- meat, milk, transport
southern arabia - Answer- first site of Dromedary camel domesticaton
REVIEWS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
commensalism pathway - Answer- initial stages of pig domestication likely involved wild
pigs scavenging food scraps from human settlements
eastern turkey - Answer- location of earliest evidence of pig domestication
horticulture - Answer- an early, small scale, farming practice that lends itself well to
keeping pigs
the Maring - Answer- peoples of the New Guinea highlands for whom pigs are of central
importance to their culture
omnivorous - Answer- eating a variety of foods made pigs suitable for domestication
feral - Answer- domesticated pigs that return to live on their own but are not considered
as truly "wild"
molars - Answer- teeth that show a reduction in size due to domestication
poleaxing - Answer- at the Chinese site of Xinglongwa pigs were killed with a blow to
the forehead to stun them so that the blood could be drained from the body and used for
ceremonial or nutritional purposes
middle eastern wildcat - Answer- the ancestor of all domesticated cats
stored grain - Answer- stored plant food which attracted rodents who in turn attracted
wild cats
hallan cemi - Answer- a turkish site dated to about 10500 BP showing the presence of
wild cats inside human occupation
self-selection - Answer- early in the pathway to domestication, natural selection over
time favored cats who had a tamer temperament allowing them to approach human
settlements
mummificaiton - Answer- a cat burial practice of the ancient Egyptians who revered cats
, Pope Gregory IX - Answer- issued a bulla (decree) that declared cats as evil and led to
the mass slaughter of cats
black death - Answer- a highly contagious disease epidemic that swept through
medieval Europe as an unforeseen consequence of mass slaughter of cats
twisty cat - Answer- a special cat breed with short front legs, forcing the cat to hop like a
squirrel. this breed raises ethical questions abotu cat breeding practices
cat human attunement - Answer- there is some evidence suggesting cats seem to
recognize human moods and cat owners recognize the meaning of cat meows
ainsworth stranger test - Answer- an experimental procedure developed for evaluating
attachement between mothers and their children that has been used to study the cat-
human bond
directed pathway - Answer- donkeys and camels were domesticated by humans already
well familiar with the process of animal domestication, so they knew how to capture and
control the breeding of wild asses and camels
Nubian and Somali Ass - Answer- two north african populations from which all
domesticate donkeys are descended
Standard of the city of Ur - Answer- a 4500 BP mosaic showing the use of donkeys in
times of peace and war
north america - Answer- the place of evolutionary origin of the common ancestor of
horses, asses, and zebras
abydos, egypt - Answer- archeological site containing 10 donkeys buried with a
Pharaoh
Spanish Conquistadors - Answer- the explorers/conquerors responsible for bringing
domesticated donkeys to the New World
adaptations to desert habitat - Answer- rapid rehydration, efficient kidney, lcosing
nsotrils
Frankincense & Myrrh - Answer- in high demand, brought out of Arabia by Arab traders
camel's hump - Answer- stores fat, allowing travel for days without eating
early uses of camel - Answer- meat, milk, transport
southern arabia - Answer- first site of Dromedary camel domesticaton
