Sheep: Animals Then and Now

By Avrey2003
  • 9000 BCE

    Domestication

    Sheep were domesticated first in Mesopotamia for the use of wool, skin, milk, and meat.
  • 6000 BCE

    Sheep

    Wool began to develop on sheep
  • 4000 BCE

    Wool in Babylon

    Sheep were starting to spread amongst different countries and nations.
  • 3500 BCE

    Shearing

    They started shearing sheep about 7,000 years after they were domesticated when man learned to spin sheep wool.
  • 3000 BCE

    Wool

    Wool was starting to be used for clothing in Asia.
  • 1200 BCE

    Spinning Wheel

    The spinning wheel began to create wool into yarn.
  • 55 BCE

    Sheep trade

    Sheep were introduced to the British Isles.
  • 1401

    Funding

    Queen Isabella used money from the sheep trade to fund conquistador expeditions.
  • 1493

    America

    Sheep arrived in America
  • 1501

    Ban Export

    England banned export of sheep to America.

  • Famine

    Sheep arrived again in America in 1609 but were all slaughtered right off the ship because of famine

  • Wool

    America made their first Wool Mill

  • Mutton Bustin

    Mutton Bustin
    First mutton bustin documented was in Denver National Western Stock Show.

  • Sheep of today

    Currently, there are roughly one billion sheep in the world.