HIST-2030 Lecture 2: History lecture 2
3 Oct 2016
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Earliest inhabitants of america: hunter gatherers- men hunt large mammals, women gather wild food and process meat that was hunted. Before the end of the ice age mammals were huge and hard to take down [ex. Summer months: bands joined together and had a celebration and a ceremony. They worked together for things like bison runs. Also allowed them to meet other people for spouses [exomigist: marry outside the band]. They exchanged people, shared new technology, hunting techniques, and new information. Eventually begin to share methods for proto- agriculture. Women acquired from the valley of new mexico. Central of new mexico: corn= 5000 bc. Tall lysine only available to body when you have beans as well because almost impossible to grow alone: beans: Restore nitrogen (keeps corn alive) o squash: Squash spreads along the ground and keeps the soil from drying out with its leaves (large foliage) They speak a different language- they have artic.
