Question

multiple choice question
relative to crop cultivation, when did the domestication of animals occur?

• crop cultivation came before the domestication of animals.
• crop cultivation and the domestication of animals began about the same time.
• humans have always had domestic animals; crop cultivation came much later.
• the domestication of animals came before crop cultivation.

Explanation:

Archaeological evidence shows that the domestication of animals like dogs dates back to around 20,000-30,000 years ago, while systematic crop cultivation (the start of agriculture) emerged around 10,000 years ago during the Neolithic Revolution. This confirms animal domestication preceded crop cultivation.

Answer:

The domestication of animals came before crop cultivation.