New World crops are those crops, food and otherwise, that are native to the New World (mostly the Americas) and were not found in the Old World before...
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domesticated animals like the alpaca, guinea pig and llama. Other New World crops include the sweetpotato, cashew, cocoa, rubber, sunflower, tobacco...
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Exchange touched off by the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, see New World crops. Corn/Maize (Zea†) Quinoa (Chenopodium) Several (though not all) species...
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and Turkey. Chiles originated in South America and were among the New World crops, like potatoes and tomatoes. Although it is a common condiment, its...
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the so-called founder crops are native to Southwest Asia and were domesticated in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period. Many other crops were domesticated in...
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Oxalis tuberosa (redirect from New Zealand yam)
media related to Oxalis tuberosa. Oca in Lost Crops of the Incas NewCROP page on oca Andean root and tuber crops at the International Potato Center Oca, ulluco...
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List of oldest extant buildings (redirect from Oldest buildings in the world)
considered approximate. The following are amongst the oldest buildings in the world that have maintained the requirements to be such. Occupation sites with...
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History of agriculture (redirect from Crop origins and evolution)
previously local crops and livestock breeds occurred. Maize, potatoes, sweet potatoes and manioc were the key crops that spread from the New World to the Old...
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Columbian exchange (redirect from Old World diseases)
became important crops around the world. Old World rice, wheat, sugar cane, and livestock, among other crops, became important in the New World. The term was...
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Ullucus (category Crops originating from the Americas)
may explain why some multicolored crops or crops with different colored spots are not appreciated by consumers of New-Zealand. Fresh tubers of ulluco are...
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among smallholders almost all crops are mainly grown for revenue. In the least developed countries, cash crops are usually crops which attract demand in more...
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Tropaeolum tuberosum (category Crops originating from the Americas)
when contrasted with yellow and yellow-purple mashua varieties. Oca New World crops Ulluco Yacon Grau, Ortega, Nieto & Hermann (2003) Mashua (Tropaeolum...
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economy across the Old World resulting in a globalization of crops, trade, knowledge and technology. Globally significant crops such as sugar and cotton...
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farms Fertile Crescent History of agriculture Neolithic founder crops New World crops History of genetic engineering Timeline of historic inventions [1]...
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Age of Discovery (section The Americas: The New World)
replacing native African crops. Alfred W. Crosby speculated that increased production of maize, manioc, and other New World crops led to heavier concentrations...
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crops. The scale of these pollination services is commonly measured in the billions of dollars, credited with adding about 9% to the value of crops across...
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cuisine were transformationally influenced by the introduction of new world crops by the Spanish, especially the tomato. The Testaccio rione, Rome's...
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Stone tool (section Expansion to the New World)
1007/978-4-431-54511-8_4. ISBN 978-4-431-54510-1. Clarke, Grahame (1969). World Prehistory: a New Outline (2 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 31....
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producing crops for sale in the local and national markets rather than for their own consumption or barter in the traditional economy. Surplus crops were placed...
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Neolithic (redirect from New Stone Age)
farming. The founder crops of the Fertile Crescent were wheat, lentil, pea, chickpeas, bitter vetch, and flax. Among the other major crop domesticated were...
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numerous New World crops, as they are now termed, and domestication began with the potato and the cucurbita (squash) about this time. Other crops began to...
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Potato (redirect from New potato)
form of early spade used in Ireland for the cultivation of potatoes New World crops Potato battery International Year of the Potato Herrero, María Antonieta...
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Tomato (category Crops originating from Mexico)
October 2024. Hancock, James F. (2022). "Dispersal of New World Crops into the Old World". World Agriculture Before and After 1492. Cham: Springer International...
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wild annuals, the sowing of domesticated annuals (e.g. three sisters, New World crops), creating berry patches and orchards, manipulation of plants to encourage...
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is often associated with the construction of new farms (baserri) after the introduction of New World crops like maize and potatoes. In many Basque areas...
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Çatalhöyük (category World Heritage Sites in Turkey)
2024.101573. Maynes, Mary Jo; Waltner, Ann (2012). The Family: A World History. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-530476-3. Shillito...
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Pre-Columbian cuisine (section Important crops)
beans and squash are also held in high regard. These three crops, known as the "Three Sister Crops", were typically planted together, supporting each other...
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Prehistory (category World history)
the basic elements of historical cultures, such as the domestication of crops and animals, and the establishment of permanent settlements and early chiefdoms...
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Cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies (section Crops)
in the South shared a similar diet, based on many of the indigenous New World crops. The rural poor often hunted and ate squirrel, opossum, rabbit, and...
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Sweet potato (category Crops originating from the Americas)
along with other New World crops. It was introduced to the Fujian of China in about 1594 from Luzon, in response to a major crop failure. The growing...
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