Answer:
The correct answer is A: Trade and settlement resulting from maize cultivation
Explanation:
Before Europeans arrived in Mexico, there were several well-settled tribes and small kingdoms in the region which were in constant conflict since generations.
Trade and Settlement due to maize cultivation had taken place thousands of years ago and by the time Europeans reached this part of the world, they found a thriving civilization which was not nomadic.
As a major crop, maize was able to provide sufficient nutrition and helped in the development of a major population centers including Mexico City.
Which of the following contributed most significantly to the population trend in pre-Columbian Mexico described in the excerpt? A. Trade and settlement resulting from maize cultivation
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
“Pre-Columbian” is referred to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus.
The pre-Columbian history of the territory comprising contemporary Mexico is known through the work of archaeologists through the accounts of the indigenous chroniclers of the immediate post-conquest period.
Population trend itself refers to changes over time and can include changes in ranging behaviour such as distance and route and distribution, biogeography such as size of population and life-history such as birth and death rates.
Corn or maize was first cultivated in the area of Mexico more than 7,000 years ago, and it spread throughout North and South America. Therefore the trade and settlement resulting from maize cultivation contributed most significantly to the population trend in pre-Columbian Mexico
Grade: 9
Subject: business
Chapter: the population trend in pre-Columbian Mexico
Keywords: the population trend, pre-Columbian Mexico, Trade, settlement, maize cultivation
