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Early Societies in The Americas and Oceania

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Obsidian Material from which Olmecs fashioned tools.
Teotithican Post-Olmec state famous for it's orange pottery; built on Olmec calander and graphics symbol.
Pymarid of the sun Teotithuican temple and largest building in mesoamerica.
Popol Vuh Mayan Creation myth.
Austronesians People wgho brought human settlement to the islands of the pacific.
Mochica One of the earliest Andean states that left a remarkable artistic legacy
Maya Brilliant mesoamerican society that developed writing and made advancements in mathematics.
Olmecs Mother ciivilization; First mesopotamian society.
Tikal Political center of the maya between the 4th and 9th centuries.
Chavin Cult New religion appeared in central andes aroyund 1000 BCE
Temple of the Giant Jaguar Mayan people; Jade carving in the center.
La Venta Olmec ceremonial center.
Yucatan peninsula in central america, location of many Maya city-states.
Lapita Society from New Guinea to Tonga with agricultural villiages, networksof trade and communication and heirarchial chiefdoms.
Ancestor worship Belief that dead ancestors can influence one's fortune in life.
The shedding of blood was critical to Mayan culture because what? The bloodletting rituals were associated with rain and agriculture upon which the mayan culture was based.
By what year had human migrations established communities throughout every habitable part of the world? 700 CE
Why did Mesoamericans have no need for wheeled vehicles? They had few domesticated large animals which would have been necessary to make wheeled vehicles useful.
The distinctive artistic creations of Olmec culture were what? Colossal basalt structures of human heads.
Which American people established the most flexible and sophisticated systems of writing? Mayans
What product did the Maya produce that could be consumed as a stimulant, traded and used as currency? Cacao
A king named Great Jaguar Paw or Bird Jaguar was most likely a king of what Mesoamerican civilazition? Maya.
Why did agriculture take root after 3000 BCE in New Guinea but not in Australia? The Austronesian merchants who settled in New Guinea brought agriculture to that island,nut the peoples of Australia had little sustained contact with these settlers.
The primary reasons for the spread of Austronesian peoples throughout the pacific were what? Population pressures and internal conflicts.
What seafaring technology made it possible for Austronesian-speaking peoples to travel throughout the Pacific? Outrigger canoe
The reason that Andean society showed greater cultural,political, and economic regional diversity than did Mesoamerican societies was that what? The difficult geographic barriers in the Andean Mountains made unity and uniformity impossible.
The relationships between Maya city-states is most similar to the relationship between city states in what civilization? Summerian/Mesopotamia c.2800 BCE
Which of the following societies developed a system of writing which is still undecipherable? Harappans
The developments of early societies in Australia and New Guinea took different paths becaus eof what reason? The environments of the two islands were very different.
The Olmec society produced what? Huge sculptures of human heads.
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