Maya Inca Aztec Corn

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What did the Aztec call corn?

teosinte

maize

centli

xotol

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What is the ancestor of the modern corn?

teosinte

xotol

centli

dent

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Which alcoholic drink did the Maya, Inca, and Aztec all use corn to make?

wine

kahlua

rum

beer

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Which type of corn constitutes 3/4 of the corn grown today?

waxy

dent

flint

Amylomaize

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Which conquistador was the first to sample corn?

Christopher Columbus

Francisco Pizarro

Hernando de Soto

Juan Ponce de Leon

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How did corn develop in size?

they used more water

they began using animal dung for fertilizer

they used the process of seed selection

they began using European corn

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How many varieties of corn existed in the Americas at the time of Columbus' arrival?

126

144

306

700

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Where have archaeologists found corn dating back to 5,000 BC?

Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Tehuacan Valley of Mexico

Koster, Illionois

Clovis, New Mexico

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What percentage of the Mayan diet is corn?

20%

50%

60%

80%

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How many millions of acres of corn are planted each year?

37 million

58 million

75 million

256 million

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