![]() ![]() Later, people began domesticating larger animals, such as oxen or horses, for plowing and transportation. In Southeast Asia, chickens also were domesticated about 10,000 years ago. Goats were probably the first animals to be domesticated, followed closely by sheep. Hides, or the skins of animals, were used for clothing, storage, and to build tent shelters. Some flowers, such as tulips, were domesticated for ornamental, or decorative, reasons.Ībout the same time they domesticated plants, people in Mesopotamia began to tame animals for meat, milk, and hides. Cotton plants were domesticated for fiber, which is used in cloth. Plants have not only been domesticated for food. Other plants that were cultivated by early civilizations included rice (in Asia) and potatoes (in South America). People in other parts of the world, including eastern Asia, parts of Africa, and parts of North and South America, also domesticated plants. The first domesticated plants in Mesopotamia were wheat, barley, lentils, and types of peas. Weeks or months later, when the plants blossomed, people harvested the food crops. They made sure the plants had as much water as they needed to grow, and planted them in areas with the right amount of sun. People collected and planted the seeds of wild plants. People first domesticated plants about 10,000 years ago, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia (which includes the modern countries of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria). Domesticated plants and animals must be raised and cared for by humans. Domestic species are raised for food, work, clothing, medicine, and many other uses. ![]() Domestication is the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use. ![]()
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