Module 36 ONQ

Front

Some scholars believe that animal domestication occurred later than the first planting of crops—with the probable exception of the _______________________, affectionately known as man’s best friend.

Back

dog

Front

The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers are associated with the _______.

Back

Fertile Crescent

Front

When was commercial peanut butter invented?

Back

1895

Front

The first agricultural machine with moving parts, the ______________ was used for planting seeds. It was invented in England in 1701 by Jethro Tull, who wanted to plant seed more efficiently than the usual way of scattering the seeds by hand over the fields.

Back

seed drill

Answer explanation

Front

Who was the inventor of the steel plow?

Back

John Deere

Front

What farm tool are these men using to cut grain?

Back

scythe

Front

What farm improvement did Cyrus McCormick patent in 1831?

Back

mechanical reaper

Answer explanation

On January 26, 1858, 49-year-old Cyrus McCormick married his 23 year old secretary Nancy "Nettie" Fowler (1835–1923). STRANGE?

Front

Industrially manufactured nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, made from petroleum by-products; contains higher concentrations of nutrients for plants than natural fertilizers.

Back

synthetic fertilizer

Front

Mentioned SIX TIMES on page 467 alone, what product did farm women produce for sale/trade outside of the home? Mechanization had a negative impact on the farm women who specialized in making this product.

Back

cheese

Front

The ____________________ is reported to have increased a farmer’s grain yields by at least 10 times!

Back

mechanical reaper