with sails. The earliest inhabitants of Oceania also migrated over land when sea levels were still low – to the Bismarcks‚ the Solomons‚ and other small island groups new New Guinea. 2. What traditions begun by the Olmecs were later adopted by other Mesoamerican societies? Olmecs made astronomical observations and created a calendar to help them keep track of the seasons. They also invented a system of writing‚ rituals involving human sacrifice and invented a distinctive ball game. Also‚ their
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Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________ Enduring Vision Ch 1 & 2 Use your knowledge of U.S. History to answer the following questions. Put your answer on the answer sheet. Save the answer sheet as your name‚ type your name on it‚ and email to me in 1 week. ____ 1. Which of the following is not one of the theories about how America was originally settled? 1-3 |a. |Siberian hunters crossed from Asia to North American during the last ice age.
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great empires. Of course‚ one has to find a suitable place to harvest or hunt for food. Agriculture differs from one civilization to the next but it is all essentially important. Egyptians were actually a population consisting mainly of farmers. Mayans were no exception – they focused on agricultural needs and therefore developed advanced technology in that area. Agriculture is made up of many factors like water‚ soil‚ or landscape. A civilization needs to know how to cultivate crops first
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SNAPSHOTS: TEACHING COMPARE AND CONTRAST UNITS Snapshots are all taken directly from the Advanced Placement Course Description for world history. In general they approximate most nearly the “Compare and Contrast” essay. They can be converted to “Change and Continuity over Time” essays I. THE ANCIENT AND CLASSICAL WORLDS: TO 600 C.E. A. Compare and contrast Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures. B. Compare and contrast any two of these cultures: 1. The Neolithic
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Civilizations of the Americas The Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas were three of the most advanced civilization in the Americas. They each brought major accomplishments to the world during their period of reign and some of these accomplishments are still used to this very day. Each one of these civilizations were influenced by foreign countries including: Europe‚ Asia‚ and parts of the Middle East. Some of these accomplishments included agriculture‚ architecture‚ writing‚ and trade. These accomplishments
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groups. The greatest indigenous civilizations arose in Mexico‚ Central America‚ and South America. In Mexico these included from the oldest to the newest: the Toltecs‚ Olmecs‚ Chichimecs‚ and Aztecs who built cities and left monuments. In the Yucatan and Central America were the Mayas‚ the oldest civilization in the western hemisphere. The Mayan civilization is now thought to have
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Ralph L. Roys‚ I knew this would be a perfect reading for my response paper due to the historical significance I interpreted through reading. I found this text particularly interesting due to the fact that I was supposedly reading the ‘secrets’ of the Mayan people. Throughout the years in my history courses‚ little seemed to be taught on the actual feelings of the native people. We learned plenty about the Spanish Conquistadors and how they forced their religion and culture on the native people‚ but never
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depicted in the film‚ history of the Mayans became a lot easier to understand. The movie Apocalypto depicted events that took place during the time of post-classic Mayan civilization‚ and also the time of the Mayan Decline (“Apocalypto.” Wikipedia.org. Wikipedia‚ 17 April 2011. Web. 17 April 2011.). The movie was set in Yucatan‚ Mexico‚ where Mayan civilizations used to existed (“Apocalypto.” Wikipedia.org. Wikipedia‚ 17 April 2011. Web. 17 April 2011.). Most Mayan tribes were polytheistic‚ meaning
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SOUTH AMERICA - THE CHAVIN CULTURE. Early Andean society and the Chavín cult The Chavin society was the first civilization in the Andes and migrated to present-day Peru and Bolivia region by 12‚000 B.C.E. They were primarily hunters and gatherers. By 8000 B.C.E. they started to experiment with agriculture and developed complex societies as a result. The Main crops they cultivated include beans‚ sweet potatoes‚ cotton‚ and peanuts. Fishing also supplemented their agricultural harvests By 1800 B.C
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The Ancient Mayan civilization stands out from other ancient civilizations and is great because of its outstanding achievements and developments. The Mayans are still known to this day for their exceptional architecture‚ medical discoveries‚ astronomy‚ and military tactics which were very successful. In this essay I will explain what the Mayans have achieved to make themselves considered great‚ why they are great‚ and why they overcome many of the other ancient civilizations. Mayan astronomy has
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