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.

• Defining Culture

  • It was later used in Europe relative to agriculture and horticulture, which explains the derivation of the term 'culture' itself.

• Agricultural Settlements and Chiefdoms

  • Hunting bands became seasonally sedentary and then semi-sedentary, until between 2,500 and 1,400 BCE, when Central America was dominated by settled horticultural villages.

• The Importance of Seed Plants in Human Life

  • Many crops were developed during the agricultural revolution when human societies made the transition from nomadic hunter–gatherers to horticulture and agriculture.

• Nutrients from Other Sources

  • Since this plant is popular in the horticultural trade, it is threatened in its original habitat.

• 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.

• Eastern Woodland Culture

  • What differentiates the Early Woodland period from the Archaic period is the appearance of permanent settlements, elaborate burial practices, intensive collection and horticulture of starchy seed plants, and differentiation in social organization.