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nmorano1

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New World domesticates include an important triad of crops that eventually came together in the milpa intercropping system. These domesticates include beans, squash and
 
  a. white potatoes
  b. pumpkins
  c. quinoa
  d. maize
  e. sunflowers

Question 2

Which statement best describes the primary difference in patterns of domestication in the New and Old Worlds?
 
  a. Plant domestication was relatively unimportant in the New World.
  b. Animal domesticates were more numerous in the Old World.
  c. Most Old World plant domesticates were more productive.
  d. Maize constituted one of the staple crops in the Old World.
  e. Animals were not domesticated in the New World.



sabina576

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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