A History of Food - Flashcard

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Which species on Earth is known to cook their food?

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Humans

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What is the main topic introduced in the document?

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A History of Food

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How long have humans had culinary traditions?

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Since the beginning of human existence

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What did people do to obtain food in ancient times?

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Hunted and gathered food available in their region

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How did food influence early human societies?

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It shaped cultures and determined health and well-being

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What is shown in the image on the page?

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Early humans in a cave, possibly hunting and gathering

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Why do some historians believe humans began cooking food?

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Because they did not have powerful jaws like many animals

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What was one effect of cooking food over fire for early humans?

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It softened their meals

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How did the discovery of fire change human food consumption?

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Food became tastier and softer

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What major change in food acquisition occurred about 10,000 years ago?

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Agriculture (farming) was invented