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Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 13,000 B.C.E | Human migration to North America from Siberia |
| 8000-7000 B.C.E | Origins of agriculture in Mesoamerica |
| 4000 B.C.E | Origins of maize cultivation in Mesoamerica |
| 3000 B.C.E | Origins of agriculture in South America |
| 1200-100 B.C.E | Olmec society |
| 1000-300 B.C.E | Chavín cult |
| 200 B.C.E-750 C.E. | Teotihuacan society |
| 300-1100 C.E. | Maya society |
| 300-700 C.E. | Mochica society |
| 60,000 B.C.E | Human migration to Australia and New Guinea |
| 3000 B.C.E. | Origins of agriculture in New Guinea |
| 3000 B.C.E. | Austronesian migrations to New Guinea |
| 1500-500 B.C.E. | Lapita society |
| 1500 B.C.E.-700 C.E. | Austronesian migrations to Pacific Islands |
| The low sea levels during ice ages...? | exposed land bridges that linked Siberia with Alaska, and Australia with New Guinea. |
| The decline of Olmec society might have been caused by..? | civil conflicts |
| For the Olmecs, the ceremonial center at San Lorenzo was like..? | Tikal to the Maya. |
| The Maya calendar? | contained a solar year and a ritual year. |
| What is the story of the voyage of Ru? | It told the migration from Hawai`i to an uninhabited island |
| What is the story of the voyage of Ru? | It told the migration from Hawai`i to an uninhabited island |
| What caused exposure to land bridges that linked Siberia with Alaska, and Australia with New Guinea? | The low sea levels during ice ages |
| What happened during the time of the Chavin Cult? | large temple complexes were built; carvings of wild animals were created; weavers produced cotton textiles; |
| What did the Popol Vuh concern? | the creation of the world |
| What year did large migration come about to the Americas? | about 13,000 B.C.E, during the last ice age |
| Which of the following is NOT true regarding migrations to the Americas? | most of the migrants arrived by boat |
| Mesoamerica | A geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America. |
| Civilization | A culture that has developed complex systems of government, education, and religion. |
| Mother Culture | A way of life that strongly influences later cultures. |
| Olmec Politics | destroyed their capitals, maybe because of civil conflicts about the ruling classes. |
| Olmec Interactions with environment | lived in an area where rubber trees flourished. |
| Olmec Relgion | built ceremonial centers with pyramids and temples. |
| Olmec Art and Architecture | huge sculptures of human heads, elaborate complex of temples, pyramids, altars, stone sculptures, and tombs for rulers |
| Olmec Technology | constructed elaborate drainage systems. |
| Olmec Economy | agriculture produced rich harvests |
| Olmec Society | established the first complex society in Mesoamerica,probably authoritarian |
| Maya Politics | scores of small city-kingdoms that fought often |
| Maya enviorment | built terraces to trap silt carried by rivers; increased the agricultural productivity |
| Maya Religion | priests devised written languages and new astronomical knowledge, Kaminaljuyú was a ceremonial center |
| Maya Art | 80+ large ceremonial centers in the lowlands with pyramids, palaces, and temples and lots of smaller settlements. |
| Maya Technology | calendar which contained a solar year and a ritual year. |
| Maya Economy | agricultural |
| Maya Society | large class of priests, hereditary nobility, merchants, normal ppl, slaves and peasants |
| Andean politics | conquerors unified the individual valleys and organized them into integrated societies Each region contributed products to the larger economy of the valley |
| Andean enviorment | construct canals and irrigation systems to support farms on the dry land Andean valleys |
| Andean religion | intricate stone carvings represent deities with the features of humans and wild animals - Chavin Cult |
| Andean art | built ceremonial centers rather than the making of true cities |
| Andean technology | elaborate cotton textiles better fishnets,fashioned metals into pieces of jewelry or other decorative items but also made small tools out of copper. |
| Andean economy | beans, peanuts, and sweet potatoes as their main food crops. +cotton,The rich marine life supplemented agricultural harvests, |
| Andean society | located in the region now occupied by the states of Peru and Bolivia. |
| Glyph | Glyphs are pictures that represent words. |
| Archaeologist | Someone who studies human history through excavation or research |
| Causeways | A raised road or path usually built across a body of water |
| Chinampas | “Floating” gardens built on a series of rafts, which were anchored to the lake bed. The Aztecs piled dirt on top of the rafts and grew crops on them. |
| Conquistador | A conquistador is a Spanish soldier |
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