For what reasons did civilizations first arise in the Andes and in Central America?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Beginnings of civilizations in the Andes
1. new experiments to manage the environment and coordinate food production in numerous small, hilly areas
2. irrigated by a gravity canal and organized from a central seat of power
3. had ambitions for state-building and modification of their environments
4. establishing connections between communities
a. trading and building on a monumental scale
b. extraordinary cultural diversity among connected communities within a fairly small space
c. traditions lasted and spread to a great variety of environments
5. had resources that were in demand
a. gold-working technology
b. forest products
c. architecture, water management, engineering, metalwork, and ceramics were admired and desired
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