FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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Question
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A lack of forests made it easier to build an extensive road system.
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A harsh climate forced the people to barter for most of their food.
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Rivers and a long ocean shoreline made transporting goods easier.
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Large inland lakes and streams let the people import food items.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Maya found jungles that protected them from invaders with fresh water sinkholes called cenotes. These jungles also kept the Maya cities isolated, and they never developed a single Maya identity. The Aztecs settled in the Valley of Mexico, in a high mountain lake with fertile soil and natural defenses.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Maya used several different mediums of exchange and in the trading of food commodities, the barter system was typically used for large orders. Cacao beans were used for everyday exchange in Postclassic times. For more expensive purchases gold, jade and copper were used as a means of exchange.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Maya created arable land by using a “slash-and-burn” technique to clear the forests. They planted maize and secondary crops such as beans, squash, and tobacco. In the highlands to the west, they terraced the slopes on mountainsides; in the lowlands, they cleared the jungle for planting.
Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike other cultures at the time, the Maya were centred in a large geographical block known as the Mayan geographic location. The geographic area covered all the Yucatán Peninsula, as well as modern-day Guatemala, Belize, the western edge of Honduras and El Salvador.