Mesoamericans
________ used the chinampa technique of growing crops on "floating islands "in lakes.
Intensive agriculture
________ and water management increased the risk of soil erosion and deforestation.
textile production
Increased ________ created a greater demand for wool and cotton.
New Guinea
Sugar from sugarcane plants in ________ reached Asia were it was produced in crystallized form by the Gupta empire.
Trans Sharan caravan routes
________ depended on camel- herding expertise of Arabs and Berbers.
Polynesian migrations
________: Went on eastward journeys on outrigger canoes.
Vikings
________: the most influential migration people in Europe.
Terrace farming
________ was used in the Americas.
Bantu
________: Sub- saharan Africans who continued continent- wide movements, and bought new agricultural techniques.
medieval climatic optimum
The ________ of 800- 1300 affected migration patterns, and was followed by the Little Ice Age.
wave of peasant uprisings
The ________ caused a downturn in agricultural production.
Mongol Turkic horse pastoralists
________: migrating people of the Middle East, Central and East Asia.
interregional interaction
The relationship between humans and the environment was shaped by ________.
waru waru system
The ________ arose in the Andes.
Waru waru
________: interspersing raised seedbeds and ditches.
steppes of Central Asia
Horsemanship of pastoral peoples in the ________ helped develop the Silk Road.
environmental impact
The ________ of urban construction and engineering was heavy due to the importance of cities.
Large scale migrations
________ were caused by climate change.
Vikings
the most influential migration people in Europe
Mongol-Turkic horse pastoralists
migrating people of the Middle East, Central and East Asia
Bantu
Sub-saharan Africans who continued continent-wide movements, and bought new agricultural techniques
Polynesian migrations
Went on eastward journeys on outrigger canoes
waru waru
interspersing raised seedbeds and ditches
Environmental Forces
Diseases and Climate