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Chapter 6
Mesoamerica&Oceania
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Olmec | Mesoamerican civilization that lived in Mexico. |
| Maya | existed in three different periods(Classic 2000 BCE-250 CE, Classic 250CE-900CE, and Post-Classic 900 CE- 1500 CE) |
| Teotiuchan | lived in Southeast Mexico from 500 BCE to 750 CE |
| Mochica | lived in the river valley and dry coast of Peru from 200 CE to 800 CE |
| Chronology Americas: 13,000 BCE | Human migration to Mesoamerica from Siberia |
| Chronology: 8000-7000 BCE | Origen of agriculture in Mesoamerica |
| Chronology: 4000 BCE | Origen of maize cultivation in Mesoamerica |
| Chronology: 3000 BCE | Origens of agriculture in South America |
| Chronology: 1200- 100 BCE | Olmec Society |
| Chronology; 1000-300 BCE | Chavin Cult |
| Chronology; 200 BCE- 750 CE | Teotiuachan Society |
| Chronology; 300-1100 CE | Maya Society |
| Chronology; 300-700 CE | Mochica Society |
| Chronology Oceania; 60,000 BCE | Human migrations to Australia and New Guinea |
| Chronology; 3000 BCE | Origins of agriculture in New Guinea |
| Chronology; 3000 BCE | Austronesian migrations to New Guinea |
| Chronology 1500-500 BCE | Lapita Society |
| Chronology; 1500 BCE- 700 CE | Austronesian migrations to Pacific islands |
| The Lapita | lived in the South Pacific islands from 1500-500 BCE |
| Chavin Cult | 900-300 BC culture form Peru |
| Chinapas | mesoamerican agriculture method where the crops where built in shallow lake beds |
| Causeways | a road or track in low or wet land |
| Political; Olmec | |
| Interactions with Environment: Olmec | |
| Religion; Olmec | prayed to many gods( fire god,corn god, etc), Jaguar God( rain god; main god), sacrifices |
| Art&Architecture: Olmec | basalt heads, pyramids, ball games |
| Technology: Olmec | glyphs, calendars, astronomy |
| Economy: Olmec | trade |
| Social: Olmec | |
| Political: Mayas | small city kingdoms , theocracy, military forces |
| Interactions with Environment: Mayas | |
| Relgion: Mayas | gods of nature, prayed, sacrificed(mostly animals), mirrors where a path to god, |
| Art&Architecture: Mayas | pok-a-tok, plazas, temples, palaces, pyramids, |
| Technology: Maya | stone, wood,and bone tools, medicine, mathematics( 0 based system), calendar |
| Economy: Maya | cacoa beans= currency |
| Social: Maya | priests=highest class, hereditary nobility, |
| Political: Teotihuacan | theocracy, agricultural society |
| Interactions with Environment: Teotiuhacan | |
| Religion: Teotihuacan | priests kept track of calendar and cultivations |
| Art&Architecture: Teotihuacan | orange pottery, painted animals associated with war and conquests |
| Technology: Teotihuacan | obsidian tools, adapted olmec calendar, expanded olmec glyphs into a writing system |
| Economy: Teotihuacan | |
| Social: Teotuhuacan | priests interacted with nobles |
| Political: Australian peoples | mobile communities |
| Interactions with Environment: Australian | desert |
| Religion: Australian | |
| Art&Architecture: Australian | |
| Technology: Australian | ointments, boomerangs, clubs, lassos, large canoes, linguistics |
| Economy: Australian | not known |
| Social: Australian | not known |