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"Around 7,000 years ago, agriculture emerged in Mesoamerica, including the domestication of maize, beans, and squash, causing major changes in the plants that people cultivated. Three sisters agriculture had spread across Mexico by 3,500 years ago, though they originated at different times."
-Source: Amanda J. Landon, anthropologist, "The 'How' of the Three Sisters," 2008
Why was this method of planting important?
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(Choice A)
A
These three crops were arranged ceremonially so that they could be used for religious purposes as offerings for the gods

(Choice B)
B
These three crops attracted wild turkeys and other wild game, which made hunting easier for more sedentary communities.

(Choice C)
C
These three were “cash crops” for societies like the Iroquois and Susquehannocks, as these were the only commodity they could sell to the English to fund their Confederacy

(Choice D)
D
These three crops mutually supported each other's growth, a system that spread from present-day Mexico northward into the present-day American Southwest.

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Answer:

D) These three crops mutually supported each other's growth, a system that spread from present-day Mexico northward into the present-day American Southwest.

Explanation:

They were called the three sisters because in the garden they thrived together. The corn stalks give the bean vines something to climb so they aren't fighting with the squash vines. Also the beans provide nitrogen to fertilize the soil while also stabilizing the corn stalks during hard winds.

The planting method was important because these three crops mutually supported each other's growth, a system that spread from present-day Mexico northward into the present-day American Southwest.

  • The crops grown in Mesoamerica were corn, beans and squash.
  • These crops are called the three sisters because they grew together for centuries.
  • Growing three crops together as part of Native American agriculture.
  • Crops were stored and eaten throughout the year.

Thus option D is the correct answer.

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