Question

contributions of native americans
food and resources
native culture has been influential for the food and materials originally only found in the americas. this has greatly shaped the course of human history.

• food: native american culture introduced corn and potatoes to diets around the world, becoming integral to the production of much other food.
• corn is a staple ingredient of many products, like cereal.
• potatoes became such staples around the world that they are often associated with other areas like ireland.
• vanilla, tomatoes, avocados, chocolate, maple - syrup, pineapple and turkey were all introduced to settlers by various native peoples.
• material: cotton and rubber, originating in the americas, has allowed for the development of extensive industries.
• native americans were essential in instructing the first european settlers in how to harvest these materials.
• cotton has become a global staple in textiles, providing greater access to affordable quality clothing.
• rubber has allowed for the advent and use of extensive new technologies like cars, which depend on rubber tires.

how have native americans affected agriculture worldwide?
they contributed to the introduction of highly useful crops.
they required global agricultural aid to sustain their communities.
they increased farming efficiency with new plowing methods

Explanation:

The text mentions that Native American culture introduced crops like corn and potatoes to diets around the world, making them integral to food production. This shows their contribution of introducing useful crops. There is no mention of requiring global agricultural aid or new plowing methods, and the focus is on crop - introduction rather than farming efficiency in terms of plowing.

Answer:

They contributed to the introduction of highly useful crops.