early americas Flashcards
where did agriculture originate in the americas
meso america
what were the early americans growing very early on
they were growing tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and squash
what couldnt the early americans grow
they couldnt grow wheat, barely, and rice
were there domesticated horses in the early americas
no, not until colombus came
what livestock did the early Americans not have
they did not have pigs, cattle, sheep, or goats
what was the diet in mesoamerica mostly
it was mostly a plant based diet
why couldnt the early americas have big cities
because of the small scale farming
why did the early americas not have a lot of diseases
because they had a lesser population and they were not in contact with a lot of lifestock
where was caral?
caral was up in the mountains in south america
was caral an ideal place to build a civilization?
no
what were they growing
they grew squash and beans
what lifestock did they use
they used llamas and alpacas for wool
did the caral people have writing
no
what was the agriculture like in central america/mesoamerica
small scale agriculture
what was the biggest civilization
olmecs
