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The raising of plants and animals began about 9000 B.C. in the Middle East. Cultivation probably began in Turkey and northern Iraq. This area was the homeland for seed-bearing grasses from which we get wheat and barley. These were the first plants to be domesticated

You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it.
Look at the number in parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the
same number. Then find and type the word that fits the given meaning:
the acts of preparing land, planting crops, and caring for the
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