Discuss the Significance of Trade for the Pre-Columbian North American

question 43

Essay

Discuss the significance of trade for the pre-Columbian North American civilizations.  Include information on the possible trade aspects of Chaco Canyon and the Southwest Amerindian groups as well as the trade aspects of the Woodland Civilizations.

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Definitions:

IR Absorption

The process where molecules absorb specific frequencies of infrared light, causing molecular vibrations that are characteristic of functional groups within the molecule.

Broad Absorption

A phenomenon where a material or molecule absorbs a wide range of wavelengths or frequencies.

IR

Short for Infrared Spectroscopy, a technique used to identify and study chemicals by analyzing the infrared light absorbed by molecules.

Carbonyl

A functional group characterized by a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (C=O), central to many organic reactions and compounds.