The Fertile Crescent

Megan and I learned about the first farmers, from 10,000 B.C. To 5600 B.C.  We learned about how they discovered if they planted seeds, they would get plants and food. Also, they learned to tame animals. The first farming was done on the fertile crescent, where the weather was wetter and warmer and plants could grow more easily.  We learned about the types of houses they made, with straw tops and bricks made from mud and clay. They made a wall around a village to protect from wild animals.  One of the oldest towns found was Jericho.  They had a house made of mud bricks in the shape of an  igloo.  They became wealthy and had to build a massive wall to protect their town.   Catal Huyuk was the largest of the early towns.  Around 6,000 people lived there.  They left bodies out to rot and then buried the skeletons either under a house or in a shrine room.  Megan and I found the major waters around the fertile crescent on a world map on the wall. She labeled and colored the maps.