horticulture

Examples of horticulture in the following topics:

• Lenski's Synthesis

  • Human groups begin as hunter-gatherers, move toward pastoralism and/or horticulturalism, develop toward an agrarian society, and ultimately end up industrializing (with the potential to develop a service industry following industrialization).
  • The origins of inequality can be found in the transition from hunter/gatherer societies to horticultural/pastoralist societies.
  • In horticultural/pastoralist societies (around 12,000 B.C.), groups grew very large, and humans began to settle in one place.

• The Four Social Revolutions

  • Human groups begin as hunter-gatherers, after which they develop pastoralism and/or horticulturalism.
  • Horticulture differs from agriculture in that agriculture employs animals, machinery, or other non-human means to facilitate the cultivation of crops.
  • Horticulture relies solely on human labor for crop cultivation.
  • Horticultural societies were among the first to establish permanent places of residence.

• Societal Development

  • Some societies have stopped at the pastoral or horticultural stage (e.g., Bedouin nomads), though these may be temporary pauses due to economic niches that will likely disappear over time.
  • Like pastoral societies, the cultivation of crops increases population densities and, as a result of food surpluses, allows for a division of labor in society.Horticulture differs from agriculture in that agriculture employs animals, machinery, or some other non-human means to facilitate the cultivation of crops while horticulture relies solely on humans for crop cultivation.
  • Horticulture and agriculture as types of subsistence developed among humans somewhere between 10,000 and 8,000 B.C.E. in the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East.
  • The reasons for the development of horticulture and agriculture are debated but may have included climate change and the accumulation of food surplus for competitive gift-giving.
  • For instance, as hunters and gatherers make the transition into pastoralism and horticulture, they also develop a surplus in food stuffs.

• The Origins of Culture

  • "cultivation") is a modern concept based on a term first used in classical antiquity by the Roman orator, Cicero: "cultura animi. " The term "culture" appeared first in its current sense in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, to connote a process of cultivation or improvement, as in agriculture or horticulture.

• Social class in America

  • The origins of inequality can be found in the transition from hunter/gatherer societies to horticultural/pastoralist societies.
  • In horticultural/pastoralist societies (around 12,000 B.C.), groups grew to be very large and humans settled down in one place.

• What is a family?

  • The development of horticultural or agriculture-based societies fundamentally changed the nature of marriage and family forms built around it.