USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did agriculture develop in North America?
A
It spread northward from the Mesoamerica civilizations.
B
It spread from European explorers trading with the natives.
C
It spread southward from the natives along the arctic.
D
It spread from Asian explorers who sailed to North America.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(3) Agriculture developed more rapidly in the Americas because there was selective pressure on hunting societies to find a new food source and become sedentary as their prey went extinct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The Agricultural Revolution changed life in Mesoamerica by encouraging Paleo-Indians to settle down into sedentary lifestyles. Instead of roaming their entire lives, searching for big game, Archaic Mesoamericans began to built societies based around permanent settlements.

Detailed explanation-3: -The founding culture of Mesoamerica appeared along the southwestern curve of the Gulf of Mexico, near the present city of Veracruz. This culture emerged in a series of river valleys, as Uruk did in Mesopotamia. Called the Olmecs (the “rubber people”), this culture lasted from about 1400 BCE to 100 BCE.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most important plant in ancient Mesoamerica, was, unarguably, maize. Squash and beans were also important staples of the ancient Mesoamerican agricultural diet and along with maize, are often referred to as the “Three Sisters".

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