Origins and Spread of Agriculture Flashcards (10 cards)

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1Question

Fertile Crescent — origin?

Answer

First development of agriculture around 10,000 BC

2Question

Europe — agriculture diffusion?

Answer

Around 5500 BC

3Question

First domesticated animals?

Answer

Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens

4Question

Agriculture — origin?

Answer

Fertile Crescent, ~10,000 BC.

5Question

Key crops — examples?

Answer

Wheat, barley, rice, maize.

6Question

Major domesticated animals?

Answer

Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens.

7Question

Diffusion routes — purpose?

Answer

Spread of agriculture globally.

8Question

Early tools — examples?

Answer

Sickles, grinding stones, plows.

9Question

Settlement sites — location?

Answer

Villages near cultivated lands.

10Question

Causal chain — sequence?

Answer

Domestication → Population growth → Societies.

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1. Where did agriculture first originate around 10,000 BC?

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