Vocabulary
Agriculture means
Farming
Before we were farmers we were
Foragers (Hunter-Gatherers)
How did early humans get to the Americas to settle?
Land Bridge
Agriculture began in an area called the: (not the country name!)
Fertile Crescent
This type of farming is achieved by flooding an area with water.
Floodplain Farming.
To tame (an animal), especially in order to keep as a pet or to use on a farm or ranch
Domesticate
Early humans tend to settle near
Water
Humans moved water in cut channels for farming using a system called
Irrigation
What country began in the fertile crescent
Mesopotamia
This type of farming grows fruits and nuts on trees
Orchards (Orcharding)
The New Stone Age
Neolithic
What was an advantage of Farming?
Surplus of food, can be practiced anywhere, allows you to settle, etc.
Ancient Incans modified the mountains for faming using
Terracing
What was an invention of ancient Mesopotamia?
School
Writing
Reading
This type of farming allows livestock a wide area to eat and grow.
Grazing Land
The act or process of moving from one region into another
Migration
What is the first animal domesticated by humans?
Dogs!
This word means staying or settling into one place
Sedentism
Where did people immigrate to the fertile crescent from?
Africa
This farming system generally plants one crop in very warm or tropical areas
Plantation Farming
The Old Stone Age
Paleolithic
What domesticated animal is native to the Americas?
Lllamas, Turkeys, Guinea Pigs
Ancient Egyptians farmed using water from the
Nile River
Name a river in the fertile crescent
Tigris and or Euphrates.
A farming system referring to a mix of plants and crops combined in one area