History of wheat farming – West Asia
Wheat history: a field of wheat Did early humans eat wheat? Ever since people left Africa for West Asia, about 70,000 BC, they have probably always eaten wheat, which tastes [...]
Wheat history: a field of wheat Did early humans eat wheat? Ever since people left Africa for West Asia, about 70,000 BC, they have probably always eaten wheat, which tastes [...]
History of sugar: Sugar cane harvest in India When did sugar cane evolve? Sugar cane began to grow wild in India and south-east Asia about a hundred million years ago, [...]
A field of rye growing Like barley and wheat, rye's a kind of grass that is a good source of carbohydrates for people. Rye is different from the other grains [...]
Rice history: A bowl of brown rice What is rice? Rice is a kind of grain, or grass, like wheat, millet, or barley, that provides carbohydrates to people who eat its [...]
Oranges and lemons come from earlier fruits; this is a type of citron called Buddha's Hand Wild ancestors of oranges and lemons The first wild ancestors of oranges and lemons [...]
Early history of honey: A chimpanzee smashing a beehive to get honey When did bees start to make honey? Bees first began to make honey about 200 million years ago, [...]
Corn history: Corn on the cob Teosinte and corn Corn is a kind of seed, like rice or wheat, that comes originally from a kind of wild grass that grows [...]
A pile of chestnuts When did chestnuts evolve? Chestnut trees are related to oak trees, and like oak trees they probably evolved early, around 66 million years ago, around the [...]
Yuca root history: Yuca plants after they're pulled up Yuca's from South America Yuca is a South American plant that probably first evolved around the same time as the other [...]
Rice has a lot of carbohydrates What are carbohydrates made of? Carbohydrates are foods which give you energy. They are called carbohydrates because they are made of hydrocarbon molecules. That [...]