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Chapter 1.3: The Development of Farming Flashcards

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2817308416What were the regions where farming developed and what crops? (4)Southeast Asia: rice Middle East: Wheat Andean Highland of S. America: Potatoes Mexico: Maize0
2817311619What were the two most important crops?maize and potatoes1
2817312631What were the crops mexico domesticated? (3)Maize, Beans, Squash (most important)2
2817313625How did farming affect people?boosted population, villages appeared3
2817314980what were "clans" and what did they do?developed because of rising population. different clans responsible for different social, political, or ritual function also mechanism for alliances. "classes" developed4
2817319930What was the division of labor in Indian Communities? How did farming change this?Originally, men hunted and women gathered but with farming both genders worked in the fields5
2817342442How did men and women interact (socially)marriage weak and divorce simple, women could do whatever they wanted with/to their bodies.6
2817346900How were gender relationships different between these farming communities and Europe?In Europe, men dictated everything and women had to obey. In America, Women could act independently7
2817348393Where was Mesoamerica?Central Mexico to Central America8
2817349991What were weaknesses in farming societies? (3)-less stable and required more management by bureaucracies. -Vulnerable to changes in climate (droughts) and self-made crisis (soil depletion) -Prone to engage in warfare for more territory9
2817353737who were the Teotihuacan, the Aztecs, and the Toltecs and when did they take power (order of succession)Teotihuacan (6th-8th century): built sun and moon pyramids Toltecs (10th-12th century): dominating central Mex. Aztecs- settled in valley of Mex. forged an empire10
2817359749Why did some cultures not adopt farming?Not because of ignorance, but because their methods worked just as well if not better11
2817361997Where was Farming adopted in America?Southwest and south12
2817364441How revolutionary was farming?Not very except in some cases like in Central Mexico and the Mississippi13
2817366668Who were the two groups of farmers of the Southwest and what was their importance?Mogollon: built Kivas Hohokam: Built 1st irrigation system N of Mex14
2817369172What were pueblos?multistory apartment complexes15
2817371887Who were the Anasazis and what happened to them in the 13th century?Best known farming culture around 4 corner area. Faced major problems in 13th century (drought, famine, and crop failure) and then attached by Athapascan so left that area16
2817375603What is Woodland CultureWay of life, based on combo of hunting and gathering w/ cultivation of local crops17
2817379166What was Mississippi known fornew tech: bow and arrow, new maize, flint hoes18
2817381379what is Mississippian CultureMaster maize farmers, lived along floodplains19
2817381949How were they similar to Mesoamericaadvanced for the time20
2817383335Who were the two 1st political societies N. of Mex.Anasazis and Mississippians21
2817385231What was the only difference between Europeans and Native AmericansA writing system22

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