Animal husbandry with more settled communities. The first wild animal to be domesticated was the dog. Half-wild dogs, perhaps starting with young individuals, may have been tolerated as scavengers and killers of vermin, and being naturally pack hunters, were predisposed to become part of the human pack and join in the hunt. Prey animals, sheep, goats, pigs and cattle, were progressively domesticated early in the history of agriculture. Pigs were domesticated in Mesopotamia around 13,000 BC, and sheep followed, some time between 11,000 and 9,000 BC. Cattle were domesticated from the wild aurochs in the areas of modern Turkey and Pakistan around
Domesticated plants of Mesoamerica known as tree spinach. Cultivated from Arizona to Costa Rica. Also gathered from the wild in hot, arid, and semi-arid climates note: the tobacco plant was cultivated throughout Central America, the Caribbean and North America. Domesticated plants of Mesoamerica Domesticated plants of Mesoamerica, established by agricultural developments and practices over several thousand years of pre-Columbian history, include "maize" and "capsicum". A list of Mesoamerican cultivars and staples: Maize was domesticated in Western Mexico and Mesoamerican cultures expanded wherever it was cultivated. It became widespread in the Late Archaic Period and was grown wherever conditions allowed. The early use of maize