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| 4797809924 | agricultural revolution | 1) began 10000 BCE 2) the deliberate growing of plants and breeding of animals 3) separately and independently in all parts of the world 4) humans controlled nature but depended more on it | 0 | |
| 4797812320 | domestication | choosing specific plants and animals to grow | 1 | |
| 4797824330 | intensification | getting more from less | 2 | |
| 4797825391 | pioneers of agriculture | women | 3 | |
| 4797826654 | pioneers of domesticated animals | men | 4 | |
| 4797826655 | digging stick | fundamental piece of agricultural technology | 5 | |
| 4797829912 | 5 major agricultural plants | 1) wheat 2) corn 3) rice 4) barley 5) sorghum | 6 | |
| 4797831888 | Agricultural revolution theories | 1) the end of the ice age brought about new plants and animals 2) settling down created pressures. Growing populations required more food 3) climate fluctuations made hunting and gathering more inefficient 4) people lost hunter and gatherer skills | 7 | |
| 4797838879 | Pros of agriculture | 1) more food 2) more people 3) better technology (plows, metal tools, and textiles invented) 4) more language | 8 | |
| 4797838880 | Cons of agriculture | 1) more work 2) displaced hunters and gatherers 3) initially not as healthy (not enough variety) 4) new diseases (close contact with animals) 5) bad for environment (desertification, soil depletion, soil erosion) | 9 | |
| 4851918224 | Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia | 1) first region that experience a full agricultural revolution (500 years) 2) had a wide variety of plants and animals to utilize 3) forced to develop agriculture because of climate fluctuations 4) overfarming negatively impacted environment | 10 | |
| 4851942352 | Americas | 1) lacked large domestic mammals 2) lacked rich cereal grains 3) first instance of genetic engineering (corn) 4) full agricultural revolution took 3500 years 5) north-south orientation slowed spread of agriculture 6) did not have much protein, animal power, or plows 7) relied more on hunting and fishing for protein | 11 | |
| 4851974115 | Africa | 1) widely scattered farming practices 2) much less productive than the fertile crescent 3) tamed animals before plants 4) started in eastern Sahara | 12 |
