Where do apples come from? – History of apples
The history of apples starts in Central Asia Where do apples come from? Apple trees grew wild in Central Asia and western China beginning - as new DNA studies show [...]
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Where do almonds come from? West Asian food
History of almonds: Almonds drying after harvest (Southern Spain) Where do almonds come from? Wild almonds are related to peaches and apples. Almonds probably evolved about the same time, around five [...]
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Ancient Egyptian Food – Eating and drinking in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian food: Actual bread from Egypt's New Kingdom (Vatican Museum, Rome) Ancient Egyptian food: from both Africa and West Asia Because Egypt is in Africa, but very close to [...]
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History of sheep – Ancient sheep and goats
History of sheep: Scythian man milking a sheep (Ukraine, 400 BC) Why are sheep important? Sheep are an important part of the economy of North Africa, Europe, and West Asia [...]
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Gathering wild foods – History of Food
A person gathering honey (Arana Cave, Spain, 8000 BC) What is gathering? Gathering means collecting plants that grow wild for food. Early humans gathered all of their food from the [...]
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History of Donkeys – Sudan
History of donkeys: A donkey Donkeys come from Africa People probably first thought of donkeys as food, and hunted them. But by around 4000 BC people in Nubia (now northern [...]
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History of dogs and wolves
History of dogs: Footprints of a child walking next to a dog, Chauvet Cave, France, ca. 24,000 BC) Where do dogs come from? Dogs are a kind of wolf. They [...]
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A day in Mesopotamia – food, costumes, activities
Molded bricks form an archer at ancient Susa, in Iran If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient West Asia [...]
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A day in ancient Rome – food, costumes, activities
Gladiators mosaic If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient Rome, here's some ideas for Roman activities other people have [...]
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Cooking the ancient world – History project
Chinese food Try cooking some food in the style of different places and times. Then your class or your family can eat it! These are some ancient cultures you might [...]
