In the Americas,maize (Corn)

question 7

Multiple Choice

In the Americas,maize (corn)

• A) was one of the "three sisters" of early agriculture.
• B) could only support a small family.
• C) was, along with chiles and pumpkins, one of the earliest cultivated foods.
• D) became domesticated at Tehuacán, near modern Mexico City, about 1500 B.C.E.
• E) was cultivated in pits dug into the ground.

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