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Fertile Crescent 6th
Fertile Crescent
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did people stop hunting and gathering | people stopped because game became scarce |
| What are three theories why game became scarce? | 1. The earth got warm and the water rose up and covered the land. 2.Animals could not adapt to the changes in the climate. 3. The human population grew |
| Where was the first settlement? | Zagros Mountains of Iran |
| When people first settled in the Zagros mountains what did people start doing in addition to hunting and gathering? | They started gardening |
| Where did farming settlements start? | Started in the Fertile Crescent of Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. |
| Each spring farming settlements overflowed their banks leaving behind rich soil called what? | Silt |
| What are two characteristics of early farms? | 1. Saw benefits of weeding and protecting plants 2. Domesticated plants (cannot seed themselves) |
| What are three crops that were planted? | 1. grains (wheat, barley) 2. seed pods (peas, beans) 3. fruit (olives, grapes, yams) |
| What are three animals that were domesticated? | 1. sheep and goats 2. chicken - meat and eggs 3. cows - meat, milk, move stuff |
| "Agri" is latin for what? | Field |
| What does it mean to prepare soil? | culture |
| What are four things that happened with the Agricultural Revolution? | 1. People settled down 2. Animal skin clothing was replaced with cloth 3. Food sources changed 4. First division of labor was seen |
| When people settled down during the Agricultural Revolution was did they form? | villages |
| Why did they replace animal skin clothing with cloth? | 1. Skins were too hot 2. Skins got slimy in the rain 3. Skins were smelly |
| When food sources changed during the Agricultural Revolution what did they do with wheat? What did they ultimately make from this product? | wheat was ground to flour and then they made bread |
| When food sources changed during the Agricultural Revolution what did they do with milk? | They churned milk to make butter and cheese |
| What is it called when everyone in society has a special job? | Division of Labor |
| When people became very good at one particular job or craft they became known as craftsman or a what? | Artisan |
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