Question
How did slash and burn agriculture help the Maya overcome challenges in the natural world?(1 point)
Responses
It allowed them to plant level fields on steep hillsides.
It allowed them to plant level fields on steep hillsides.
It allowed them to completely clear fields of natural vegetation and fertilize the soil with ashes.
It allowed them to completely clear fields of natural vegetation and fertilize the soil with ashes.
It allowed them to dig ditches and canals to divert flood water.
It allowed them to dig ditches and canals to divert flood water.
It allowed them to irrigate their fields in the tropical lowlands.
Responses
It allowed them to plant level fields on steep hillsides.
It allowed them to plant level fields on steep hillsides.
It allowed them to completely clear fields of natural vegetation and fertilize the soil with ashes.
It allowed them to completely clear fields of natural vegetation and fertilize the soil with ashes.
It allowed them to dig ditches and canals to divert flood water.
It allowed them to dig ditches and canals to divert flood water.
It allowed them to irrigate their fields in the tropical lowlands.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**It allowed them to completely clear fields of natural vegetation and fertilize the soil with ashes.**
Slash and burn agriculture involves cutting down vegetation and burning it, which clears the land for cultivation and enriches the soil with nutrients from the ashes, effectively addressing soil fertility challenges in their environment.
**It allowed them to completely clear fields of natural vegetation and fertilize the soil with ashes.**
Slash and burn agriculture involves cutting down vegetation and burning it, which clears the land for cultivation and enriches the soil with nutrients from the ashes, effectively addressing soil fertility challenges in their environment.