Indigenous Responses to the Columbian Exchange
Which of the following provides the best example of an indigenous American society adapting to post-Columbian ecological changes while preserving key aspects of its economy?
Integration of new crops like potatoes and tomatoes into agricultural terracing systems in the Andes, reflecting resilience and adaptation to local conditions.
Complete abandonment of ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in the North due solely to climatic shifts, ignoring human agency and resourcefulness.
Persistence of hunter-gatherer lifeways in Great Plains tribes undeterred by the introduction of horses and diffusion of European influences.
Continuation of mound-building activities in Mississippi culture uninterrupted by the arrival of Europeans, without evidence of intrusions.
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