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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Chapter 9 Corn, Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History by Bill Price

Book: Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History
Author: Bill Price
ISBN: 978-1-77085-427-7

Chapter 9: Corn

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Answer Key

1. Corn was cultivated in the Americas and was the foundation stone for great empires.
2. Teosinte was the name of the early version of corn.
3. Corn was first grown in Oaxaca Valley of Southern Mexico.
4. The second domestication of corn took place in the coastal region of Peru.
5. The Olmecs is the "mother-culture" of Mesoamerica.
6. The Olmecs developed the first writing system.
7. The Olmecs drew the first charts of the stars.
8. The Olmecs drew the first calendar.
9. The 3 sisters are corn, beans, and squash.
10. HFCS is High-fructose corn syrup.
11. HFCS is linked to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
12. HFCS was developed in Japan in the 1960s.

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