ANTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Indigenous Peoples Of The Eastern Woodlands, Guil, Sedentism
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Lecture outline: the origins of agriculture (parts iii-iv the transition to agriculture in mesoamerica and north america), and consequences of food production. The transition to agriculture in north america: spread of maize agriculture to north america, impact of maize in the southwest and eastern woodlands, consequences of food production, population growth, sedentism. Lecture 08b outline: fertility, birth spacing, weaning, health, social hierarchy and inequality. Important terms from the lectures: maize (zea mays= scientific name, corn was one of most important domesticates in the. Americas prehistorically: rich source of calories, highly plastic adaptable to different environments, spreads from highland. Mexico to other regions: plastic, highland mesoamerica, squash, beans, the three sisters maize, beans, **you"ll need to fill these in from the lectures** ______________ maize spreads from mesoamerica to the american southwest. ______________ maize spreads from the southwest to the great plains and eastern.
