-5000 ⟶ Appearance of Modern-Like Maize Varieties

Modern-like maize varieties appear.
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1530

🌽 Maize-like Plants Appear in Mexico

Maize-like plants, derived from the wild teosinte, began to be seen in Mexico.⟶
Maize-like Plants Appear in Mexico (-7000)
GrainAgricultureEarly AgricultureFood HistoryNeolithic PeriodAmericas
MexicoMexico

🌽 Appearance of Modern-Like Maize Varieties

Modern-like maize varieties appear.⟶
MaizeCornAgriculturePlant BreedingFood CropsIndigenous PeoplesNew WorldEarly Agriculture
MexicoMexico

🫘 Bean Cultivation in the Americas

Beans begin to be cultivated in the Americas⟶
Bean Cultivation in the Americas (-5000)
BeansCultivationAgricultureLegumesNew WorldFood CropsIndigenous AgricultureEarly Agriculture

🥔 Potato Cultivation

Fossilized remains of possibly cultivated potato tubers on a cave floor in Chilca Canyon.⟶
PotatoesCultivationAgricultureRoot VegetablesAndesFood CropsEarly AgricultureIndigenous Agriculture
PeruPeru

🍉 Watermelon Cultivation

Watermelon, originally domesticated in central Africa, becomes an important crop in northern Africa and southwestern Asia.⟶
Watermelon Cultivation (-4000)
WatermelonCultivationAgricultureFruitsEarly AgricultureFood CropsCentral AfricaAsia

🌽 Maize Introduced into Spain

Maize introduced into Spain by Hernán Cortés from Mexico⟶
Maize Introduced into Spain (1530)
MaizeCornSpainMexicoColumbian ExchangeAgricultureFood HistoryCrops
SpainSpainMexicoMexico