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Arawak villagers produce about two crops per …
Years: 1396 - 1539
Arawak villagers produce about two crops per year of manioc, maize, potatoes, peanuts, peppers, beans, and arrowroot.
Cultivation is by the slash-and-burn method common throughout Middle America, and the cultivated area is abandoned after the harvest.
The natives work the soil with sticks, called coas, and build earthen mounds in which they plant their crops.
They may also use fertilizers of ash, composted material, and feces to boost productivity.
There is even evidence of simple irrigation in parts of southwestern Hispaniola.
Cultivation is by the slash-and-burn method common throughout Middle America, and the cultivated area is abandoned after the harvest.
The natives work the soil with sticks, called coas, and build earthen mounds in which they plant their crops.
They may also use fertilizers of ash, composted material, and feces to boost productivity.
There is even evidence of simple irrigation in parts of southwestern Hispaniola.
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Years: 1396 - 1539
People
Groups
- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Guanahatabey
- Arawak peoples (Amerind tribe)
- Kalinago (Amerind tribe)
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Spaniards (Latins)
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions