Chapter 1: The Earliest People Flashcards
0
Q
What families lived in in warm places
A
Tents
1
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Nomad
A
A person who wanders or roams around.
2
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What families lived in in cold, rocky places
A
Caves
3
Q
One of the best places for the earliest people to live
A
Fertile Crescent
4
Q
What earliest farmers would dig to bring water from the rivers to their fields
A
Canals
5
Q
Nomads built tents using ___________ and wooden frames
A
Animal hides
6
Q
The first farmers grew…….
A
Wheat and barley
7
Q
Early farmers used this to water their crops
A
shaduf
8
Q
Farmers began to build _________ so they could help each other water and tend their crops
A
villages
9
Q
Farmers began to build their houses out of…….
A
Mud bricks and reeds
10
Q
What kind of animals did farmers begin to tame?
A
Sheep and goats
11
Q
According to our book, what was one of the earliest cities?
A
Jericho
