Domestication — Social Studies definition
Defined in 2 courses:
- Population changes across generations through sustained human selection and management, distinct from taming an individual animal. (Ancient Civilizations)
- Long-term changes in plants or animals through human selection. (Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750)
Where it is taught
- The Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution — Early Humans & the Neolithic Revolution, Ancient Civilizations, Grade 6
- Agriculture, Domestication & Uneven Change — Historical Inquiry & Early Societies, Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750, Grade 9
In use
Cultivation means tending plants; domestication concerns changes in managed populations over generations.
The Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution
Domestication changed populations through repeated selection and breeding.
Agriculture, Domestication & Uneven Change
Questions using domestication
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
No. The concept concerns population-level change through sustained management and selection.
No. The concept concerns population-level change through sustained management and selection.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
No. The concept concerns population-level change through sustained management and selection.
No. The concept concerns population-level change through sustained management and selection.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Cultivation is an activity; domestication is a process changing organisms over generations. A community may use both wild and cultivated foods. Evidence from several kinds of remains is needed to reconstruct the balance rather than label the community from one object.