Question

The domestication of animals is a milestone in human history. Explain.

Answer 1

1. Animal domestication developed as part of symbiotic life.
2. Dogs may have been domesticated first.
3. Friendly animals were gradually domesticated.
4. Sheep and goats were domesticated around 10,000 BCE in Southwest Asia.
5. Mehrgarh in Pakistan has evidence of sheep, goat, and cattle domestication in the Neolithic period.