The 1st speciecs domesticated that was very important in several countries was:

1. Reindeer

2. Horses

3. Dogs

4. Cattle

5. Sheep

1. Reindeer

Which of the following statements below are accurate regarding the domestication of Cats?

1. Domestication was in N. Africa

2. Might have been domesticated from more than 1 species

3. Used almost exclusively for companionship

4. Are consumed for meat in some SE Asian countries

5. All of the above

1. Domestication was in N. Africa

2. Might have been domesticated from more than 1 species

3. Used almost exclusively for companionship

4. Are consumed for meat in some SE Asian countries

5. All of the above

According to Biblical insturctions to the Israelites on meat eating, which of the following is forbidden to eat?

1. Catfish

2. Pork

3. Vultures

4. Camel

5. All of the above

1. Catfish

2. Pork

3. Vultures

4. Camel

5. All of the above

What was the main Criteria that allowed the Israelites to eat different kinds of fish?

1. They had to be hooked and not netted

2. They could not have scales

3. They could not have fins and scales

4. They had to be sacrificed to be eaten

3. They could not have fins and scales

According to Dr. R. Willham, Professor Emeritus at Iowa State University, Livestock have: (more than one answer)

1. Have affected cultures

2. Provided power and transportation

3. Provided protein, energy, minerals, and vitamins to humans

4. Been used in religions, sports, art, literature, and music

1. Have affected cultures

2. Provided power and transportation

3. Provided protein, energy, minerals, and vitamins to humans

4. Been used in religions, sports, art, literature, and music

In which of the four 'river civilizations' were pigs a very important species?

1. Summer - Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

2. Egytian Empire - Nile River

3. Indian Civilization - Indus River

4. Chinese Civilization

5. Brazilian Empire

4. Chinese Civilization

Which of the four river civilizations had art showing that people were excellent stockman?

1. Sumer - Tigris and Euphrates rivers

2. Egyptian - Nile river

3. Indian Civilization - Indus river

4. Chinese civilization - Yellow river

5. Brazilian culture - Blue river

2. Egyptian - Nile river

The dominant religion in the Roman Empire from 67 B.C. to 392 was:

1. Budhism

2. Mithraic

3. Islam

4. Christianity

5. Hindu

2. Mithraic

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the Mithraic religion?

1. Mithra was a prophet who was killed by a white bull

2. The religion was a 'soldiers' religion

3. Only men were allowed to practice the religion

4. It disappeared when Constantine declared Christianity to be the state religion

1. Mithra was a prophet who was killed by a white bull

Which species is the only domesticated species by the San people?

1. Eland

2. Cattle

3. Dog

4. Horse

5. Sheep

6. Pig

3. Dog

In what country or region did "ranching" originate?

1. Mexico

2. England

3. U.S.

4. Iberia

4. Iberia

The beginning of irrigation resulted in greater productivity but also resulted in:

1. 'Cooperation' among people

2. Powerful governments

3. Coupled 'temporal' and 'religious' power

4. All of the above

4. All of the above

Which of the following is correct regarding the Mesta in Iberia?

1. Encouraged and promoted agricultural progress

2. Did not get involved in politics

3. Protected land owners and herd/flock owners

4. Superior Spanish cattle resulted

3. Protected land owners and herd/flock owners

Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding the Chinese civilization?

1. It was located along the Yellow river

2. Sheep were a very important species for their survival

3. Rulers were obsessed with horses

4. Their fear of the Mongols resulted in the Great Wall of China being built

2. Sheep were a very important species for their survival

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Mithraic religion?

1. The Mithraic religion became the dominant religion in the Sumer culture

2. Mithra was a god-like athlete who performed miracles

3. Mithra captured a white bull and sacrificed it

4. The Mithraic religion was a soldier's religion

5. No women were allowed

1. The Mithraic religion became the dominant religion in the Sumer culture

Which is true about the 'Manor' system that evolved in Europe after the Roman Empire fell?

1. The manor system consisted of a unit of land plus the residents

2. 1/3 belonged to the 'lord' of the manor

3. Sheep were extremely important

4. All of the above

5. Only 1 and 3

1. The manor system consisted of a unit of land plus the residents

2. 1/3 belonged to the 'lord' of the manor

3. Sheep were extremely important

4. All of the above

The primary purpose of the Pilgrim's voyages in the 1620's was:

1. To 'conquer' a new territory

2. To obtain lumber, furs, and fish

3. To obtain spices and gold

4. To escape religious persecution in England

5. All of the above

4. To escape religious persecution in England

10,000 years ago

2nd domesticated

[4 river civilization]

-Tigris and Euphrates

-invader influence was absorbed into culture

[4 river civilization]

-Nile River

-art revealed that Egyptians are great stockmen

-Israelite instructions on animal sacrifice and meat eating was very specific (no camel, rabbit, coney, pig, fish that has no fins or scales, scavenger birds, anything already dead) [can't even touch]

[4 river civilization]

-Indus river

-made cow sacred

[4 river civilization]

-Yellow river

-prolific pigs were important

-rulers obsessed with horses

-Great wall of China due to fear of Mongols

-saved cattle market

-purchased 2 million cattle at $8/head (2x price for TX)

-bought Abilene railhead at $5 an acre

-shipped cattle back east

-cattle driven up Chisolm from San Antonio to Abilene

Swift

Armour

Wilson

Cudahy - 4th

humanoid features

juvenile behavior

'cute' animals

closely related to humans

rarity of population

intelligence

domestication

slow reproductive rate

long life span

large animals

size

aesthetics

intelligence, feeling, emotion

dangerousness, competition

property damage causing

predator tendancies

relatedness, juvenile tendencies

cultural/historical relationship

economic value

mode of locomotion

Which of the following is accurate regarding Mules?

1. Produced by breeding a female donkey or jackass to a horse stallion

2. Are less heat tollerant than horses

3. Produced by breeding a horse mare to a male donkey or jackass

4. Mules do not exhibit 'hybrid vigor'

3. Produced by breeding a horse mare to a male donkey or jackass

Columbus's voyages led to which of the following:

1. Exchanges of new kinds of food

2. New species of livestock for America

3. Discovery/exchange of medicinal plants

4. Disease transmission

5. All of the above

1. Exchanges of new kinds of food

2. New species of livestock for America

3. Discovery/exchange of medicinal plants

4. Disease transmission

5. All of the above

Which of the following was one of the 'Big 3" meat processing companies in the early 20th century?

1. Tyson fresh meats

2. National beef processors

3. Wilson & co.

4. Conagra Co.

5. Packerland beef co.

3. Wilson & co.

Which of the following events would NOT be considered a recent (past 25 years) event?

1. discovery of artificial insemination

2. animal rights and environmental issues

3. media controversies about health and safety of animal products

4. accelerated computer technology

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the domestication of cattle?

1. Cattle were domesticated about 8,000 years ago

2. Cattle were easy to domesticate because of their strong gregarious instinct and small size when first domesticated

3. Cattle were first used for power and then later used for meat

4. Cattle were not an important species until the 19th century A.D.

1. Cattle were domesticated about 8,000 years ago

Which of the following is accurate regarding the domestication of dogs?

1. Dogs were relatively easy to domesticate because of their hierarchial social structure in which humans became the 'dog pack leader'

2. Dogs were domesticated strictly for companionship

3. Dogs were first used as a source of meat

4. Dogs were very difficult to domesticate from the grey wolf because of their extreme aggressiveness to humans

1. Dogs were relatively easy to domesticate because of their hierarchial social structure in which humans became the 'dog pack leader'

Which of the following is accurate about the history of the "food service industry"?

1. Military and transportation needs have been the greats stimuli for the development of food service technology

2. The food service industry started in the early 21st century

3. The 'tin canning' industry began during WWII and resulted in Borden's condensed milk, which was very popular among soldiers

4. The technology of microwave ovens was adapted by the military to develop radar technologgy

1. Military and transportation needs have been the greats stimuli for the development of food service technology

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate in describing why Chicago was the 'hub' of the livestock industry for nearly a century?

1. The international livestock exposition in Chicago was the largest in the world

2. It was the only city with a 'centralized' stockyard system in which large meat processing plants were adjacent

3. Chicago was the center for auctions of imported purebred livestock and the purebred livestock record building

4. Howard Sanders published the "Breeder's Gazette", which advertized the 'glamour' of the international livestock exposition to the world

2. It was the only city with a 'centralized' stockyard system in which large meat processing plants were adjacent

-mithra was a god-like athlete who captured and sacrificed a white bull

-strictly a soldier's religion

-dissapeared when Constantine declared Christianity to be the state religion

Which of the following species of animals/fowl wer NOT 'native' to North America?

1. Bison

2. Cattle

3. Turkeys

4. Swine

5. Horses

1. Bison

-Spanish had the phiosophy of "exploiting" the new world and were seeking spices and gold

-Spanish could conquer the Aztec and Inca Indians because they were mounted on stallions and heavily armored

-Cattle could be wintered

-Industrial development inthe 1880's in the east brought millions of immigrants to the U.S., which dramatically increased the demand for meat

-Breeders primarily followed the show ring 'fad' of breeding for short, compact, fat, early maturing cattle

-Breeders specifically selected for dwarfism

2 people relying on eachother

domesticated animals - we rely on them for a food source and they rely on us for food, shelter, water, and protection