1 b history Flashcards

1
Q

why was the fertile crescent a good place to live?

A

there was water, good soil, and plenty of grass and plants

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2
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why was it called “fertile”?

A

because lots of plants grew there

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3
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what was it shaped like?

A

a crescent (or, a moon)

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4
Q

what did the first farmers grow?

A

wheat and barley

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5
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did farmers move from place to place, like the nomads did?

A

no, because they had to stay in one place long enough to tend their crops, water them and harvest them

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6
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how did farmers water their crops?

A

they dug canals from the river and built shadufs

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7
Q

did the farmers still hunt wild animals?

A

no, they kept their own tame animals

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8
Q

what did the farmers build their houses out of?

A

mud bricks and reeds

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9
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how did they protect their villages?

A

they built stone walls around them

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10
Q

tell me about the first farmers

A

some nomads settled down and grew crops in the area known as the fertile crescent. they built walls around their villages.

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