7A-+Mesoamerican+Food+and+Agricultural+Technique(Christo,+Christina)

=**Essential Question:** What were some of the foods and agricultural techniques that Mesoamerican people used, and why did they need to use them? =

Mayan Food and Agriculture:
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A Wordle on Mayan farming/agriculture (source 15):


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A "Fodey" on Maize (Source 15):


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The "Slash & burn" Farming/Agricultural Technique (Photo 3):


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A "Voki" explaining how to make Turkey Tamales:
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Please answer our poll on your favorite Mesoamerican Agricultural Techniques (Source 19):
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A video on how to make a Chinampa (Video 1):
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__Explanation of commonly known Aztec and Mayan agricultural techniques......__
Why? To use uninhabited bodies of water.
 * Chinapas-** "floating gardens" raised islands out of the water to grow plants on

-inefficient- exhaugsted the soil, so the soil may allow the land to flourish now, but it will not be as nutritious later Why? To rid of heavy forests.
 * Slash-And-Burn Method**- cutting and burning down an area of land to regrow the land with new crops

-basically steps cut into the mountainside Why? Mountainous terrain.
 * Terracing-** cutting into the mountainside, usually with some type of stone for steadying

- drainage of swamps Why? Swamps
 * Draining Swamps**- (pretty self-explanatory......)

A "Prezi"on Mesoamerican Food (Sources 6 & 20):
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[|Click here] to view our Museum Box (Source 19)
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