Domestication Research Paper

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Domestication is the practice of adapting wild plants and animals for human use. People first domesticated plants about 10,000 years ago, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia. People collected and planted the seeds of wild plants. They made sure the plants received as much water as they needed to grow, and planted them in areas with the right amount of sunlight. Weeks or months later, when the plants bloomed, people harvested the food crops. It allowed them to become pastoral. About the same time they domesticated plants, people in Mesopotamia began to control animals for meat, milk, and hides. Hides, or the skins of animals, were used for clothing, storage, and to build tent shelters.

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