Unit 5 Topic 3 Flashcards
What are the five main agricultural hearths?
fertile crescent/mesopotamia, sub-saharan africa, central america, east asia, southeast asia (indus river valley)
What was the fertile crescent/mesopotamia hearth?
Located in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates River.
Saw the plating of wheat, oats, and barley.
First systems of writing, government, trade, and contributions to art, science, and literature made
What was the sub-saharan african hearth?
Saw the growth of yams, coffee, and sorghum. Those crops later diffused to southern Africa.
Saw the development of human society and culture
Led to the development of distinct cultural groups in the region
What was the central american hearth?
Saw the growth of maize, potatoes, squash, and peppers.
First diffused through North and South America.
Mexico grew beans and cotton while Peru grew potatoes
What was the east asian hearth?
Saw the growth of rice and soybeans. Diffused through Japan and Korea.
Multiple hearths seen in the yellow river valley, yangtze river valley, and the korean peninsula
China grew rice and millet
What was the southeast asian hearth?
Saw the growth of mangoes and coconuts. Diffused through the East Indies.
Saw irrigation using the Indus River
Saw wheat, barley, peas, lentils, mustard, cotton, sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, etc.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
Trade between the Americas and the Eastern hemisphere
What was the Silk Road?
A network of trade routes that connected China and the Mediterranean from roughly around 130 B.C.E. to 1450 C. E.
What were characteristics of the silk road?
The growth of migration and technology has allowed agriculture to diffuse throughout the world.
Technology has helped ship products from different countries.
Relocation diffusion from migration can also spread new ideas, products, etc.
