-5000 ⟶ Bean Cultivation in the Americas

Beans begin to be cultivated in the Americas
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🫘 Bean Cultivation in the Americas

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

🌽 Appearance of Modern-Like Maize Varieties

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

🥔 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

🌻 Sunflower cultivation begins in North America

Sunflowers are first cultivated in North America.⟶
Sunflower cultivation begins in North America (-3000)
AgricultureSunflowerCultivationNorth AmericaEarly agriculturePre-Columbian
United StatesUnited States

🍚 Rice cultivation in the Niger area

Rice cultivated in the Niger area.⟶
Rice cultivation in the Niger area (-1500)
AgricultureRiceNigerCultivationAfricaGrainsEarly agriculture