Although some indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers—and many, especially in Amazonia, still are—many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture. The impact of their agricultural endowment to the world is a testament to their time and work in reshaping and cultivating the flora indigenous to the Americas. Although some societies depended heavily on agriculture, others practiced a mix of farming, hunting, and gathering. In some regions the indigenous peoples created monumental architecture, large-scale organized cities, chiefdoms, states, and empires. COUNT 5
QSN1 What were many of the indigenous people of the Americas traditionally? ANS1 hunter-gatherers QSN2 What remains as a testament to the time and work the indigenous people spent cultivating the flora of the Americas? ANS2 agricultural endowment QSN3 What did many of the societies practice a mix of? ANS3 farming, hunting, and gathering QSN4 Large cities, chiefdoms, monuments and empires were just some of the things created by which peoples? ANS4 indigenous QSN5 What did many segments of the indigenous population also practice? ANS5 aquaculture and agriculture