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Rubber was first discovered by the Native Americans. However, after the Europeans came to America, they took the product, claimed it as theirs, and developed it into material which they then started selling for profit. All the while, the ones who discovered it were never given any credit. Rubber is widely used today, from rubber bands to the tires on cars.

-Kayla, Nayomi, Jaida, Cassandra, Keahi

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In South America, the Incas figured out how to make suspension bridges. They would weave together vegetation and mountain grasses to make bridges. There is still a suspension bridge in Peru's Canas Province.

Val, Claudia, Julia, Adilene

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Corn was created by growing teosinte throughout time to create kernels that were soft enough for consumption. The corn eventually spread throughout the western hemisphere, Corn is in many dishes today as seen above^- Arturo, David, Jaime

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I have seen hammocks used today. They are used as a bed made out of netting and it hangs from two trees or poles. - Amy, Sofia, Lily

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Syringes were originally made from an animal bladder holding some sort of medicine, and hollow bird bones to inject the medicine. Syringes ended up later being invented in Europe in 1850, but native people had been using them before that.

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They developed the concept of a narrow boat to protect the user from sinking. They were made with wood or whalebone frames. They were covered with animal hide. - Angelica, Arabella, Stella

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Made from wood, bone, antler, and leather to protect their eyes from over-exposure to sunlight reflected from the snow. Used to minimize UV rays.