Question

identify the difference in plant domestication between mesopotamia and mesoamerica during the neolithic revolution.

a. the people of mesopotamia domesticated rice, whereas those in mesoamerica domesticated wheat.

b. domestication of grains occurred about 6,000 years later in mesopotamia than in mesoamerica.

c. mesopotamian farmers used seed selection to domesticate plants, but those in mesoamerica did not.

d. mesopotamian agriculture relied on fresh river water, while mesoamerican agriculture relied on tropical rains.

Explanation:

In Mesopotamia, agriculture developed between the Tigris - Euphrates rivers, relying on river water for irrigation. Mesoamerica had a tropical climate and relied on tropical rains for plant growth. Mesopotamians domesticated wheat and barley, not rice, and Mesoamericans domesticated maize. Grain domestication in Mesopotamia was earlier than some think compared to Mesoamerica, and seed - selection was used in both regions for plant domestication.

Answer:

D. Mesopotamian agriculture relied on fresh river water, while Mesoamerican agriculture relied on tropical rains.