Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Vocabulary

Food shortages because there was little to no rain is called what?

• extinction

• drought

• plentiful

• agriculture

Draw some plants that might have been farmed.

Answer explanation

Early humans that learned about agriculture began to build more permanent shelters.

About 10,000 years ago, some people in southwestern Asia became the first to ___________ plants and animals.

The knowledge of raising plants and animals is called what?

• settlements

• weaving

• building

• agriculture

Domesticated animals that provide resources are called what?

• adaptation

• surplus

• livestock

• hominids

Farmers learned to grow enough crops to have a _______, or extra supply, of seeds. They could use this to plant seeds the following year.

A farming method that required the clearing of trees and brush and using ash to fertilize the soil is call "slash-and-rotate"

• True

• False

Slash-and-____ farming created ash, to mix as fertilizer with the soil, and a place for farmers to plant seed.

Draw something that was traded in exchange for surplus food.

Answer explanation

People exchange surplus food for other foods, home building supplies, clothing or tools. This led to more advanced societies.

Barley, rye, and a wheat call Einkorn were the first wild grass planted and farmed in Asia.

• True

• False