Maize Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lecture notes for Dr. Ebert's Mesoamerica Before Cortez course ANTH 0536, Spring 2023 at the University of Pittsburgh. Contains The Origin of Maize notes.

# of Animal speciesAnswer - over 1 million species and about 30 divisions # of insectsAnswer - 800,000 species, half of animal kingdom Characteristics of animal kingdomAnswer - muliticellular, heterotrophic, reproduce sexually, do not have cell walls or chloroplasts, can move at some stage of life, can rapidly respond to environment due to specialized tissues like nerve and muscle HeterotrophicAnswer - method of getting energy by eating food that has energy releasing substances M...

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The author assumes that the diffusion of squash throughout the Woodlands region: A. occurred alongside the diffusion of pottery. B. is evidence of its hardiness. C. was not due to Mexican influence. D. explains why maize was not discovered at Poverty Point. - Answer- The solution is C. A) The author writes that "One could construct a neat diffusionary model.... Mexican emigrants brought their staple crops [including squash], pottery making, and mound building into the Woodlands" (pa...

Graticule slide Answer - marked with grid line, useful for counting or estimating a quantity Preparing acid solutions Answer - Always add acid to 2/3 water, then add rest of water # of Animal species Answer - over 1 million species and about 30 divisions # of insects Answer - 800,000 species, half of animal kingdom Characteristics of animal kingdom Answer - muliticellular, heterotrophic, reproduce sexually, do not have cell walls or chloroplasts, can move at some stage of life, can r...

Compare & contrast North American tribes with Central & South American tribes in terms of area, population, political structure & culture : N.A. -less sophisticated than C & SA tribes bc of how slowly the cultivation of maize spread northward from Mexico -smaller than those in C & S.A. Central & South American -Aztec's capital (Tenochtitlan) equivalent to Europe's largest cities -Mayas and Aztecs grew maize -Incas grew potatoes -highly organized -carried extensive trade -created ...

Question 1 The origins of agriculture occurred in which period? Answer a. Paleoindian b. Archaic c. Classic d. Postclassic Question 2 The beginning of the Archaic period corresponds with a. the end of the Pleistocene b. the disappearance of megafauna such as mammoths c. (a) and (b) d. none of the above Question 3 Agriculture originated through botanical changes and involved no change in technology or settlement. True False Question 4 Archaeologists can study the origins ...

Examples of sustainable prehistoric civilization(s) include..... - Inca and Zuni Hopi and Zuni maize is...... - Open-pollenated and drought-tolerant The Zuni use small rock dams to slow and diffuse the water onto their agricultural fields. These rock dams work well when...... - Rainfall is more intense The Inca abandoned terraces because..... - The terraces were above the irrigation canal and were no longer needed due to the population crash The Incan terrace soils had high levels of phosp...

UGA History Exemption Test – LATEST UPDATED WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS WATCH THIS CRASH COURSE SERIES - Correct Answer Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest - Correct Answer -Agriculturally focused groups that developed powerful and complex societies -Became increasingly dependent on the cultivation of maize Pre-Columbian economy in Great Basin and the western Great Plains - Correct Answer - Migratory because of limited resources Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and al...

MTTC Integrated Science (Secondary) Exam Questions With Verified Answers Graticule slide marked with grid line, useful for counting or estimating a quantity Preparing acid solutions Always add acid to 2/3 water, then add rest of water # of Animal species over 1 million species and about 30 divisions # of insects 800,000 species, half of animal kingdom Characteristics of animal kingdom muliticellular, heterotrophic, reproduce sexually, do not have cell walls or chloropla...