Month: March 2025

Storage Technology – Methods for preserving surplus food, including granaries, pottery, and underground pits.

Selective Breeding – The process of choosing specific plants or animals with desirable traits for reproduction.

Crop Rotation – The practice of alternating crops to maintain soil fertility and reduce pests.

Irrigation – The artificial application of water to crops to improve agricultural yields.

Slash-and-Burn Agriculture (Swidden Farming) – A method of farming where vegetation is cut and burned to create fertile soil.

Domesticated Animals – Wild animals that have been bred for human use, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and dogs.

Domesticated Plants – Wild plants that have been selectively bred for human consumption, such as wheat, barley, and rice.

Fertile Crescent – A region in the Middle East where agriculture first developed, including parts of modern Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Turkey.

Sedentism – The practice of living in one place for an extended period, often associated with agriculture.

Pastoralism – The domestication and herding of animals for food, milk, and trade.