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  2. Cornrows - Wikipedia

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    The name cornrows refers to the layout of crops in corn and sugar cane fields in the Americas and Caribbean, [1] [6] where enslaved Africans were displaced during the Atlantic slave trade. [7] According to Black folklore, cornrows were often used to communicate on the Underground Railroad and by Benkos Biohó during his time as a slave in ...

  3. Agriculture in Mesopotamia - Wikipedia

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    Agriculture was the main economic activity in ancient Mesopotamia.Operating under harsh constraints, notably the arid climate, the Mesopotamian farmers developed effective strategies that enabled them to support the development of the first known empires, under the supervision of the institutions which dominated the economy: the royal and provincial palaces, the temples, and the domains of the ...

  4. Ard (plough) - Wikipedia

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    The ard's shallow furrows are ideal for most cereals, and if the seed is sown broadcast, the ard can be used to cover the seed in rows. In fact, the ard may have been invented in the Near East to cover seed rather than till. That would explain why in Mesopotamia seed drills were used together with ards.

  5. History of agriculture - Wikipedia

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    The major cereal crops of the ancient Mediterranean region were wheat, emmer, and barley, while common vegetables included peas, beans, fava, and olives, dairy products came mostly from sheep and goats, and meat, which was consumed on rare occasion for most people, usually consisted of pork, beef, and lamb. [99]

  6. Dreadlocks - Wikipedia

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    Himba women use red earth clay mixed with butterfat and roll their hair with the mixture. They use natural moisturizers to maintain the health of their hair. Hamar women in Ethiopia wear red-colored locs made using red earth clay. [93] In Angola, Mwila women create thick dreadlocks covered in herbs, crushed tree bark, dried cow dung, butter ...

  7. Agriculture in Mesoamerica - Wikipedia

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    Cacao was used in rituals (as a drink) and was also used as currency in trade. The crops above are only a few of the domesticated plants important to the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica. Please see the section below for a more comprehensive list of ancient Mesoamerican domesticated plants.

  8. A Modesto high school student’s hair is a cultural expression ...

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    “Slaves in the U.S. were beaten, ridiculed and tortured. Through their hair, they rebelled,” writes Davis High School student Kenyah Hibbitt.

  9. Ancient Egyptian agriculture - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Egypt, religion was a highly important aspect of daily life. Many of the Egyptians' religious observances were centered on their observations of the environment, the Nile, and agriculture. They used religion as a way to explain natural phenomena, such as the cyclical flooding of the Nile and agricultural yields. [19]