Ancient Egypt: Surplus
Across
- 2. What did early farmers grow in fields for food?
- 7. What do we call people who move around hunting and gathering instead of farming?
- 9. What word describes people focusing on one job instead of many?
- 11. What animal could be herded for milk, meat, and clothing?
- 12. Who were often forced to do fieldwork in agricultural societies of the past?
- 14. What did nomads get more of from walking than farmers did from plowing?
- 15. What is the practice of farming by growing crops or raising animals called?
- 16. What other body part was healthier for hunter-gatherers than for agricultural people?
- 17. What did people chop down to make space for farms?
- 18. What liquid food did people get from raising animals?
- 19. What part of the body shows that hunter-gatherers were often healthier than farmers?
Down
- 1. What city became a major center during Egypt’s dynasties? (check)
- 2. What often happened if food ran out or rivers went dry for nomads?
- 3. What do livestock release into the atmosphere that can warm the Earth?
- 4. Who trained to protect food from rival clans?
- 5. What type of worker made clothing in early farming communities?
- 6. What did some people create from rocks once they had more free time?
- 8. What modern convenience does the article compare to ancient food gathering?
- 10. What is an example of a new job that appeared once people had a surplus of food?
- 13. What word means having more food than people can eat, with extra left for storage?