domestications
Making species household-friendly
Domestications are instances or processes of taming wild animals or plants for human use.
The domestication of dogs, cattle, and wheat transformed human civilization.
The word extends to cultural taming: the domestication of rock music by corporate interests.
In scholarly contexts, domestications often refers to multiple independent events: the separate domestications of rice in Asia and Africa.
Making wild things gentle
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- herdingManaging animal groups
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
sheep · dogs · cats · horses · goats · pigs · chickens · camels
Making wild things gentle
- subduingBringing under control
- controllingExerting authority over others
- civilizingMaking more refined
- softeningBecoming less firm
restraining · conforming · acculturating · socializing · disciplining · habituation · conditioning · normalization
Fostering growth through care
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- riceStaple cereal grain
maize · barley · orchards · vineyards · gardens · selective breeding · hybridization · grafting
Advanced organized human society
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- nomadismMigratory way of life
villages · homesteads · land ownership · surplus · storage · granaries · trade · markets
taming
Making wild things gentle
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- herdingManaging animal groups
cattle · sheep · dogs · cats · horses · goats · pigs · chickens · camels · llamas
taming
Making wild things gentle
- subduingBringing under control
- controllingExerting authority over others
- civilizingMaking more refined
softening · restraining · conforming · acculturating · socializing · disciplining · habituation · conditioning · normalization · regulation
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- wheatCereal crop for flour
rice · maize · barley · orchards · vineyards · gardens · selective breeding · hybridization · grafting · irrigation
civilization
Advanced organized human society
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
nomadism · villages · homesteads · land ownership · surplus · storage · granaries · trade · markets · social hierarchy
domesticationswildness
Untamed, uncontrolled state
naturalization · liberation · natural selection · untaming · wilderness
domesticationswildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
habitat preservation · species protection · ecosystem restoration · nature conservation · non-intervention
domesticationsextinctions
Permanent species loss
abandonments · reintroductions · releases · emancipations · liberations
- animal domesticationBreeding wildlife for human use