Mesoamerica

8000BC

when hunter-gathers began agriculture in Mexico

Squash and chiles

1st food plants domesticates in Americas

maize, beans, tomatoes, jicama

food plants domesticated in the Americas by 3500BC

cotton, yucca, and agave

plants grown for fibers in mesoamerica

Plants domesticates in the americas

• maize

• kidney beans

• peanuts

• chili peppers

• Tomatoes

• Tobacco

• Pumpkins

• Squashes

• Sweet Potatoes

• Cacao

• Pinapple

Mesoamerica

region and cultural area from cent mexico to northern costa rica where indigenous cultures flourished before European colonization

lowland maya

one of the most successful mesoamerican areas in area occupied population size cultural longevity\