History of Gardens Flashcards
How far back does the Ancient Egyptian garden go?
to 2800 BC
What places were the garden in, in Ancient Egypt?
They were in places where the Ancient Egyptians made tributes to their gods
How were plants organized in Ancient Egyptian gardens?
They were ordered and planted in straight rows because of irrigation requirements.
Who started gardening 5000 years ago?
Pioneers
What did Egyptians use to draw water effortlessly from ponds and wells and can change the length of it and manipulate the weight that you lift in it?
Shadufs
What did the Egyptians like to have in their gardens?
- rectangular ponds stocked with fish
- fragrant trees and shrubs (cinnamon, they also used lotus, juniper, peppermint, saffron and myrrh)
What was the Egyptian god associated with fragrant smells?
Mefertem
What civilization planted their trees in an orderly manner and did not mix different plant species?
The Egyptians
_____ came from Iraq and in the period 900 BC - 612 BC they ruled a great empire in the Middle Ease
The Assyrians
Who created large hunting parks, pleasure gardens irrigated by water canals?
The Assyrians (from Ancient Iraq)
Who knew why they had to alternate plant species and knew pollination techniques?
The Assyrians
King Nebuchadnezzar is supposed to have built the hanging gardens of Babylon which are what?
one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
Who built underground aqueducts called qanats to bring water to their gardens without evaporating on the way?
The Persians
Whose gardens contained pools, fountains, and watercourses or rills?
The Persians
