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How did farming affect Native Americans? Be specific and explain in detail.

Answer 1

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- In the last Ice Age, sea water was frozen into glaciers. This lowered sea levels and revealed a bridge of land between Asia and Alaska. About 40,000 years ago, people first crossed that bridge, called the Bering Straight, to the Americas. Some 30,000 years later, the Ice Age ended, and the sea covered the land bridge again. The change in climate made large game disappear. The people began to hunt smaller animals, to fish, and to gather nuts and berries. They settled both North and South America.

Between 10,000 and 5,000 years ago, people in central Mexico began to farm. They first grew maize, or corn, but soon raised other crops. Farm­ing spread throughout the Americas. When farming provided extra food, people could create more permanent settlements and complex societies.

The Olmecs began their civiliza­tion in Mexico around 1,000 B.C. They were fol­lowed by the Mayas. The Aztecs took control of central Mexico in the A.D. 1200s. In South America, the Incas created a large, rich empire beginning around A.D. 1400. All these cultures built large cities and religious centers. By about A.D. 200-300, the Hohokam and Anasazi peoples had created civilizations in south­western North America. Cultures east of the Mississippi River are called the Mound Builders for the large burial mounds they created.

Native Americans developed different lifestyles, each adapted to a specific environment. The Kashaya Pomo hunted water birds along the coast of central California. The Kwakiutl and peoples of the Northwest took food from the sea-whale, seal, and especially salmon. The Pueblo and Hopi tribes of the Southwest lived in multi-story homes made of adobe, or baked mud. They lived near rivers and farmed. Native Americans of the east lived in vast wood­lands that supplied wild turkeys, deer, and bear. They also ate nuts, various fruits, and fish. Those in the colder northeast relied on hunting. Those in the warmer southeast relied more on farming.

Although Native American groups had many differences, they shared some traits. Trading net­works enabled them to exchange the goods each produced in abundance for other, more scarce products. All Native American groups believed that land could be used but not owned. Most believed that spirits lived in the world. Some saw one spirit as the supreme creator or most powerful being. Native Americans had strong family ties. Most groups saw families in broad terms, including aunts, uncles, and cousins as well as parents and children. Older family members were valued for passing on their knowledge.

Answer 2

I get this is a study help site, but we are not essay writers. If the answers are in the paragraph, look for it yourself. I'm all for helping and asking for help, but tryign to get others to do the work for you isn't right.