The Secondary Products Revolution and Cultural Narratives

This set of flashcards covers key concepts and vocabulary related to the Secondary Products Revolution and cultural narratives observed in the lecture notes.

Secondary Products Revolution

The period between 6000-4000 years before present when societies began to utilize animals for purposes beyond meat, hides, and bones.

Milking

The process that started approximately 6000 years ago, where animals like cows and mares were raised for their milk.

Chukchi

An indigenous people of Northeast Russia known for their reindeer herding and milking practices.

Penobscot

A Native American tribe from New England and Atlantic Canada known for their agricultural practices, particularly corn cultivation.

Corn Mother

A narrative that symbolizes sacrifice for the sake of sustaining the community, where the mother sacrifices herself to nourish the soil.

Reindeer Chukchi

A subgroup of the Chukchi who moved seasonally with their herds of domesticated reindeer.

Maritime Chukchi

A subgroup of the Chukchi who live year-round along the Arctic coast and hunt marine mammals.

Cultural impacts of agriculture

The changes in society, practices, and relationships stemming from the domestication and cultivation of plants and animals.

Intensification

The process of increasing the productivity of land through agriculture.

Extensification

The expansion of agricultural lands into new areas.