History of pigs, pork, and bacon
History of pigs: A wild boar Where do pigs come from? The first pigs evolved in Southeast Asia from earlier, smaller mammals, about two million years ago, and spread out [...]
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History of Cheese – Central Asia
History of cheese: There are lots of different kinds of cheese. How to preserve milk? If you don't have a refrigerator, there's no way to keep milk from going bad [...]
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Who domesticated cattle? History of cows
History of cows: Cows in a field The wild auroch Cattle are the tame version of the wild aurochs that used to live on the grass plains of Asia, Africa, [...]
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Where do camels come from?
History of camels: A group of camels North American wild camels Wild camels first originated in North America. Before the last Ice Age, they spread from North America to East [...]
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Bicycle races – Central Asia projects
Kids having a bike race - A bicycle race can stand in for a horse race on Central Asia day Horse race or bicycle race? In ancient Central Asia, people loved [...]
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Learn to spin – Central Asia project
Aztec woman spinning with a supported spindle (Codex Mendoza, 1520s AD) If you want to check out spinning for yourself, start by spinning some long grass on your own leg. [...]
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A day in Central Asia – projects, food, costumes, fun
Kazakhstan hospitality Planning a Central Asia day at your school or camp? These are some ideas for what to wear, what to cook, and what to do during your Central [...]
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Horse or bike race project – Central Asian fun
Kids with challenges ride special bikes in this bike race project (Wheels to Succeed) A Central Asia project As you can see from reading the Alpamysh, horse racing was a [...]
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How do you make felt? Central Asia activity
Sheep's wool to make felt What you need to make felt: raw wool from a sheep. Any color is fine. liquid dish soap bowl of hot water running water (a [...]
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Were the Mongols good or bad?
The Mongols besiege a city in West Asia Sometimes we see Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire and they're really bad - they attack defenseless cities and kill thousands of [...]
