tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380429579170594311.post8697691192718745836..comments2022-03-22T10:16:12.308-07:00Comments on The Learning Edge: Little changeSusan Lucille Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177617013935970644noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380429579170594311.post-38078696929204411162011-08-28T09:52:52.276-07:002011-08-28T09:52:52.276-07:00I am in some sense in agreement with Brian; time w...I am in some sense in agreement with Brian; time would have played a big role in animal domestication as well. Due to the Americas North-South alignment it would have taken much longer for humans to arrive to Eurasia and Africa. That time lapse could have done any number of things I, like Brian, think that we wouldn’t have domesticated Eurasian animals because the time lapse was just too great. The animals wouldn’t have known what to do with humans around and Africa and Eurasia would have lost most of their large mammal species to hunting. But what I do think would have been drastically different is what would occur with animals in the Americas. These animals would act like Africa’s animals act like today, with hostile tendencies towards humans as a result of evolving alongside them. So maybe we wouldn’t have even been able to domesticate animals in America if humans evolved from Mesoamerica, perhaps there wouldn’t be any domesticated animals at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380429579170594311.post-61834181584587925412011-08-27T17:26:38.621-07:002011-08-27T17:26:38.621-07:00I also believe that things wouldn't have been ...I also believe that things wouldn't have been different, but for another reason. I think it's the animals that humans evolutionized alongside that eventually made the difference in our modern society. Animalsdon't affectus much now for we don't spend a lot of time with them. Back then was a different story because farming was very big in all societies and domesticating different animals is what eventually developed complex societies. It all depends on how early human life began in Mesoamerica and was it enough time to get to Eurasia, domesticate their animals, and then bring the animals back to their continent. Seems like a very difficult task to do, since most didn't even have a clue that there were other people out there in this world.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380429579170594311.post-83341760439153042492011-08-26T18:47:08.703-07:002011-08-26T18:47:08.703-07:00I like the way you say that life expanded to Euras...I like the way you say that life expanded to Eurasia after Africa, and probably it would happen again if life began in Mesoamerica. This makes a lot a sense, but I think that actually it would be a little different since it would take a lot more time to get from the Americas to Eurasia than from Africa to Eurasia. This might mean that it would give a little more time for them to create or develop civilization. I think your point is great I actually never thought about that and I think is a good argument. I think also maybe the animal domestication might of been different, and like Tim said the animals in Europe might of gone extinct, and Americas might of been able to domesticate their big animals.Bryan22https://www.blogger.com/profile/11566995058875710242noreply@blogger.com