Question

"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."Why was this method of planting important? Choose 1 answer: Choose 1 answer: (Choice A) A 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 B) B These three crops mutually supported each other's growth, a system that spread from present-day Mexico northward into the present-day American Southwest. (Choice C) C These three crops attracted wild turkeys and other wild game, which made hunting easier for more sedentary communities. (Choice D) D These three crops were arranged ceremonially so that they could be used for religious purposes as offerings for the gods

Answer 1

Answer:

(Choice B) B 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:

Three sisters agriculture was an agricultural technique that consisted of planting pumpkins in reverse, beans and corn on the same land and one close to the other. This technique made the production process cheaper, since one culture helped another to grow, without additional processes being necessary.

With this technique, the beans supplied nitrogen to the soil, through its association with nitrogen-producing bacteria. This reduced the need for fertilizers and the three crops could use the benefit. The corn served as a base for the beans to rise and curl up, while the pumpkin spread over the ground and covered the soil, protecting it.