Agriculture
What does agriculture mean
The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
What does Domestication mean
The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm.
what is irrigation
the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns.
when was canals invented
4000 BC
What writing is used in Egypt?
Hieratic appeared in the Early Dynastic Period in Egypt after hieroglyphic writing was already firmly developed.
What are the three main types of agriculture?
When did Demestication start
It started from around 10,000-12,000 years ago
Where was the irrigation system?
Middle East's Jordan Valle
What is the oldest canal
The oldest known canals were irrigation canals, built in Mesopotamia c. 4000 BC,
Is it possible to speak in hieroglyphics?
The scholars can't speak it because they don't know how it was pronounced.
What is the best form of agriculture?
Recycling
When did humans become domesticated?
Approximately 600,000 years ago
what year was irrigation invented
Around 6000 BC
What canal was started in 1817?
Erie Canal
What is Egypt writing called?
Hieroglyphs
What is the #1 agriculture state in the US?
California
Who is the first animal to have been domesticated?
Dogs and goats
who made the first irrigation system
Egypt and Mesopotamia
What is an Egyptian canal called?
The Suez Canal
What's the difference between hieroglyphs and hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphs are part of a system of picture writing called hieroglyphics.
What is the number one agricultural crop?
Corn
Did we domesticate dogs or cats first?
Dogs was the first
why irrigation is important
allows for crop production in arid regions and supplements soil moisture in humid regions when growing season precipitation is insufficient.
What were canals used for in the 1800s?
Produce moved on small boats along canals and rivers from the farms to the ports
the egyptian system of writing is called
Ancient Egyptian writing is known as “hieroglyphs,” a word that literally means “sacred engravings” in Greek.