Chapter 1: Three Worlds Meet Flashcards
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Characteristics of Olmec:
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- known for massive sculptures
- Rain Forest
- Gulf of Mexico coast
- 1200 to 400 B.C.
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How did agriculture bring on complex societies?
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Allowed people to be less nomadic and build homes
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Characteristics of Maya:
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- Guatemala and Yucatán Peninsula
- created calendars
- studied astronomy
- A.D. 250 and 900
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Characteristics of Aztec:
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- Valley of Mexico
- Tenochtitlan- capital
- beautiful city and centralized government
- A.D. 1200 and 1500
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Characteristics of Inca:
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- South America
- large, magnificent empire
- mountains in West Coast
- about A.D. 1200
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Characteristics of Hohokam and Anasazi:
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- introduced crops into dessert
- Hohokam- valleys of Salt and Gila rivers (Central Arizona)
- Anasazi-mesa tops, cliff sides, canyon bottoms Four Corners Region
- 300 B.C. to A.D. 400
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Characteristics of Adena:
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- Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico
- good at trading
- finely crafted objects
- 500 B.C. and A.D. 400
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Characteristics of Hopewell:
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- Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico
- good at trading
- finely crafted objects
- 500 B.C. and A.D. 400
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Characteristics of Mississippian:
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- Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico
- good at trading
- made huge pyramid mounds
- A.D. 600 and 1575
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Definition of Kinship:
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Strong ties among family members
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Definition of Division of Labor:
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The assignment of tasks according to gender, age, or status
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What did Native Americans believe about land use?
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Land was a source of life, NOT to be sold
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What were Native Americans feel towards Europeans claiming land?
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Opposite belief- they believed in private ownership
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Societies living in California:
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- Kashaya Pomo
- lush Rain Forest, Desert, long coast
- easily adapt to different climate
- created weapons
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Societies living in Northwest Coast:
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- Kwakiutl, Nootka, Haida
- collected shellfish and hunted for whales, sea otters, and seals
- very spiritual
- totem poles and ceremonies
