FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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staple
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adapt
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ancestral Pueblo people depended on agriculture to sustain them in their more sedentary lifestyle. Corn, beans, and squash were the most important crop items. Called the “three sisters", these foods were essential to survival because together they provided for many of the people’s nutritional needs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Corn and beans were the most important foods during the Pueblo I period. People also continued to grow squash. People during the Pueblo I period continued to hunt wild animals and gather wild plants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in Pueblo territory in 1540, corn was a staple crop. Men and women planted the corn near their villages, harvesting it in the fall. After it was harvested, the women ground the kernels into corn flour, which they used for baking bread indoors.