The Olmecs 1) Migration to Mesoamerica a. Large wave of humans traveled from Siberia to Alaska around 13‚000 B.C.E. b. By 9500 B.C.E.‚ humans reached the southernmost part of South America c. As hunting became difficult‚ agriculture began (7500 B.C.E.) 2) Early agriculture: beans‚ squashes
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Name: John Kindley | Class: GH AP Y (Even) | Date: November 3rd‚ 2012 | Chapter 12‚ Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas‚ 200 - 1500 | Pages 306 - 331 | | Classic-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica‚ 200 - 900: | | * Remarkable civilization created | | * Different language + politics‚ but unified by material culture‚ religious beliefs + practices‚ and social structure | Classic Period | * Classic period (built upon Olmec and other civilizations) | | * Social
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Back a few thousands of years ago‚ there were 3 well known groups that settled down in Mesoamerica and Central America called the Inca‚ Maya‚ and Aztec. All three groups had their own rules and ways of living that were priorities for most that lived in the cities. Although some traits about the three groups are similar‚ there are also some differences too. Starting with the Maya‚ they settled in Mesoamerica in 2000 B.C when they were still in the preclassic time period. The capital of the Mayan civilization
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has also helped mirror how the country itself has changed and developed over the years. The Pyramid of the Sun is one of the tallest structures in the Americas. Teotihuacan was one of the world’s biggest cities and it had an enormous impact for Mesoamerica for at least four centuries. Then somewhere around A.D this city-state collapsed in a violent end. The Aztec or Mexica gave the site the name Teotihuacan: Place Where Men Become Gods. Between 1810 and 1821‚ Mexico went through a war of independence
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what cities were like between 1160-1520. Any two cities could have been chosen to show what it was like back then. These two show the global nature of this occurrence by contrasting the two. One is located in the Mediterranean and the other is in Mesoamerica so they are basically worlds apart. They also experience two different kinds of life. These two were also chosen to be compared because many of the Europeans went to these places and made their own accountable comparisons on what they had thought
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levels rose. Beringia was submerged. Today‚ a body of water called the Bering Strait separates Siberia and Alaska. The population of the planet developed on two separate paths. d. How Do the Early Mesoamerican Civilizations Compare? A. Mesoamerica e. Mesoamerica is a region that is defined by the cultural similarities of its indigenous populations. It extends from central Mexico through most of Central America‚ including Guatemala‚ El Salvador‚ Honduras‚ Nicaragua‚ and Costa Rica. f. The Aztecs
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Mesoamerica is the term for the region that today is well known as Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ Belize‚ Honduras‚ and the Pacific coast of El Salvador. This region was the homeland of several pre-Columbian civilizations – cultures that flourished before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492- (Kleiner‚ 366). This area is characterized by a variegated landscape that according to Kleiner have much to do with the diversity of ethnic and linguistic in its native population (366). The standard chronology of
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still refers to human beings. The Siberian shaman’s soul is said to be able to leave the body and travel to other parts of the cosmos‚ particularly to an upper world in the sky and a lower world underground. How can anyone know what the people of Mesoamerica were seeing if they in fact were even in these states of trance. A broader definition is that shamans would include any kind of person who is in control of his or her state of trance‚ even if this does not involve a soul journey. This broader definition
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cultures‚ each learning from each other‚ and previous ones. In Mesoamerica‚ there were many different cultures reigning at the same time‚ but there was always one stronger‚ and more accomplished than the rest among them were the Olmec‚ and the Teotihuacan cultures. Their artworks have helped us decipher the other artworks from other cultures before‚ during and after their times. The Olmec culture is one of the oldest cultures in Mesoamerica. The Olmecs were known as one of the oldest cultures‚ as well
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WebQuest: Mesoamerican History 60 points The history of Mesoamerica is divided into different periods beginning with the Olmec period. Directions: Follow each of the links below to answer the following questions. Submit your completed WebQuest worksheet to the Webquest: Mesoamerican History assignment link for grading. The following links will take you to information about Mesoamerican culture. You may also use a search engine to locate other links to help you answer the questions. Familiarize
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