Brief Summary: The Use Of Animism In The 19th Century

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Agriculture is the practice of farming, including fertilizing the soil for growth of crops. For example some forms of agriculture include wheat, corn, cotton, animals and milk, farm business management is also considered agriculture. Agriculture was developed about 12,000 years ago in Northern Europe and Asia and is still in use today. Agriculture is normally found in flat areas because it is more fertile and easier to farm in than in a mountainous terrain.

Animism is the belief that objects in nature, such as plants and even rocks have spirits and are alive. The religion of animism can be found in some forms of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shinto. The current definition of animism was developed by Sir Edward Tylor in the 19th century. Now animism can be found in some areas of Africa, Australia and South America.

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Democracy was first used in Ancient Athens in the 6th century BCE. Examples of countries using Democracy include, the United States, Brazil, and Sweden.

Demography is the studying of statistics that show the changing of human populations. Ways used to find out human population are keeping track of births, deaths, and income. The word demography was first used in 1880 and means people- graph when translated from French.

Domestication is the process where a group of living organisms is genetically manipulated through selective breeding. Domestication is used to benefit human interest. Domestication was first used for farming where farmers would use the animals for work. Today people have dogs and cats that may be from domestication. Domestication was used used in Southwest Asia where the first domestication of pigs, dogs, and sheep was done. Other countries that have used domestication include Central Asia, Arabia, China, Ukraine, Egypt, and South