Which of the following caused people in Middle America to settle down into villages?
Read our textbook excerpt to help you here!
"About 7,000 years ago, people in southern Mexico and northern Central America- a region known as Mesoamerica- learned how to grow food. The rise of agriculture, or farming, allowed these early Americans to settle permanently in villages. They grew maize (another name for corn), squash, and green peppers. Farming could feed more people than hunting and gathering." (World Geography, page 163)
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The animals they were hunting died out and they had to pivot to fishing
The animals they were hunting died out and they had to pivot to fishing
The plants they gathered were destroyed by a natural disaster
The plants they gathered were destroyed by a natural disaster
The people of Middle America realized they could grow crops for a more reliable food supply
The people of Middle America realized they could grow crops for a more reliable food supply
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The correct response is:
The people of Middle America realized they could grow crops for a more reliable food supply.
This aligns with the information in the textbook excerpt, which states that the rise of agriculture allowed early Americans to settle permanently in villages.
