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| Activities involved in (1) foraging and unintentional tending, (2)cultivation, and (3) plant domestication. |
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1)accidental seed dispersal, trampling loosens soil.
2)Weeding pruning, transplanting, tilling sewing seeds
3)Selection for useful traits, plants need humans to survive, ex. corn |
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| Earliest New World agriculture date |
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Definition
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| Advantages of domesticated plants |
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Definition
| Predictable, local access |
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| Explanation for origins of horticulture and agriculture in the Southwest |
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Definition
| Imbalance between population and available resources, diffusion from Mexico |
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| Ancestral plant for maize |
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| Archeologist that traced emergence of maize agriculture |
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Definition
| Richard MacNeish, Tehuacan Valley, Mexico |
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| Disadvantages of maize agriculture |
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Definition
| Demanding crop. Needs more tending than native plants. Lacks 2 vital amino acids. |
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| When did village life begin in the Southwest? |
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| When did Pottery appear in the Southwest? |
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| AD200. Households could boil maize and beans. Handy for storage, strong, durable, and cheap. |
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Term
| Describe a pithouse and a kiva. |
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Definition
Pithouse: round and semisubterranean. Storage/fire pits and framework of poles
Kiva: Larger round pithouse. Circumferential bench. Roof entrance with ladder. For ritual activities. |
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| Why was long distance trade important? |
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Environmental diversity. Differences in productivity from area to area. Important for village organisation.
Items traded: obsidian, chert, raw materials, pots, food, turquoise, copper bells, and seashells. |
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