FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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maize
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adobe
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quipu
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Maize (/meɪz/ MAYZ; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maíz after Taino: mahis), also known as corn in North American and Australian English, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10, 000 years ago.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Corn” comes from an old word once meaning a grain of sand or other small hard substance. “Corn” became the generic for “grain, ” be it wheat, barley, rye or whatever. So this plant that is properly called “maize” was referred to as “corn” by early settlers on this side of the Atlantic.
Detailed explanation-3: -Corn-also known as maize, goes by the scientific name Zea mays subsp. mays, and is a part of the grass family or Poaceae. With approximately 12, 000 species [1], the grass family has members almost all over the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Major Types of Maize The six major types of maize are flint corn, dent corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn. All are maize but have different purposes, some being obvious from their names.