Final Places

Question 1

Laetoli

Answer 1

Tanzania (central left coast of africa), discovered by Mary Leakey in 1976. Site of footprints from early hominins walking across volcanic ash. The fossils give evidence of bipedalism

Question 2

La Danta

Answer 2

Guatemala- El Mirador (Mayan City), the “El Tigre” complex and the “La Danta” complex, give the impression of two large hills. La Danta complex consists of a number of platforms. Guatemalan Mayan temple, one of the largest pyramids in the world

Question 3

Catalhoyuk

Answer 3

South-central Anatolia Turkey, earliest densely settled fully sedentary population. Elaborate symbolic/ritual practices, advent of pottery production, long distance raw material acquisition. In the middle of Konya basin (former lake), seasonal floods explaining dense area. The “forked mound”.

Question 4

Angkor

Answer 4

Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Cambodia -Angkor, founded by Jayavarman II

Question 5

Gobleki Tepe

Answer 5

Southern Turkey, hilltop sanctuary constructed 11,000 ya during the Neolithic period and is the oldest man made structure, not a settlement or habitiation site. Rise of man.

Question 6

Mohenjo-Daro

Answer 6

Pakistan

Question 7

Knosses

Answer 7

Crete, Greece

Question 8

Rapa Nui

Answer 8

Easter Island, Chile

Question 9

Tenochtitlan

Answer 9

AD 1325 - Present, Mexico City, Capital city of the Aztecs, “Venice of the New World”, In less than 200 years it evolved from a small island village to the largest and most powerful village in Mesoamerica, MAJOR trade center. Soon joined with the smaller petty states and formed a triple alliance.

Question 10

Templo Mayor

Answer 10

1325, Tenochtitlan, translates to “sacred mountain” and is the legendary birthplace of Huitzipolochtli.

Question 11

Tikal

Answer 11

Central Peten (Guatemala), mayan, first occupied in the middle formative (800 BC - AD 900), reached political peak between AD 682 and 800, coinciding with the rule of three dynastic kings. Represents the various agricultural techniques used by the Maya. At its peak it had a sizable population and was an important trade center. Major structures: Great Plaza, Temple of the Jaguar, and Acropolis.

Question 12

Temple of the Inscriptions

Answer 12

largest mesoamerican stepped pyramid structure at the pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Palenque, built as burial monument for Lord Pakal

Question 13

Pyramid of the Sun

Answer 13

The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in Teotihuacán and one of the largest Pyramids in Mesoamerica. The name comes from the Aztecs, who visited the city of Teotihuacán centuries after it was abandoned. The pyramid was constructed in two phases. The first construction stage, around 100 AD brought the pyramid to nearly the size it is today. The second round of construction resulted in its completed size of 225 meters (733 feet) across and 75 meters (246 feet) high.

Question 14

Cibola

Answer 14

SW south America, Search began in 1540, the mythical Seven Cities were searched for by Marcos de Niza because they thought it was a city of gold (was a myth).

Question 15

San Bartolo

Answer 15

Guatemala, 100 BC, discovered in 2001, and home to the earliest Mayan writing ever discovered.

Question 16

Lascaux

Answer 16

France

Question 17

Mycenae

Answer 17

Greece (mainland)

Question 18

Palenque

Answer 18

known as Lakamha (literally: “Big Water”), was a Maya city state in southern Mexico (226 BC to ca. AD 799). Classic period, Mexican Mayan city state that flourished in the 7th century, where Lord Pakal’s tomb was found, he ruled for over 50 years (capital city)

Question 19

Calakmul

Answer 19

Yutacan Peninsula (NW of Tikal), Tikal’s principal rival (military and economic). Equal to Tikal in size and monumental structure. Its political partners dominated the Mayan lowlands.

Question 20

La Venta

Answer 20

Tabasco, Mexico (elbow of mexico). Olmec occupied 900-400 BC, the roots of Mesoamerican civilization on the costal plain of S. Veracruz. Occupied by Olmec elite and workers, Major Olmec village.

Question 21

Monte Alban

Answer 21

South Highlands of Mexico, East of San Jose Mogote, 500 BC-800 AD, evidence suggests that it was tied to the increasing role of militarization in the Oaxaca Valley. Emergence also coincides with marked regional population growth, as well as changes in the local systems of exchange and production. 300 Stone Monuments.

Question 22

Monte Verde

Answer 22

13,000 ya located in forested area of Northern Chile discovered in 1976. Organic remains of wood, bone, and skin. Timber and earthen foundations found at the site, human footprint found preserved in sand.

Question 23

Harappa

Answer 23

Pakistan

Question 24

Chaco Canyon

Answer 24

NW New Mexico, 500 AD-1300 AD, prehistoric regional center of the American Southwest. Inhabited by the Pueblo Indians, one of the most complex Native American settlements ever found.

Question 25

Teotihuacan

Answer 25

Urban space organized into a grid, storm god and great goddess, canals for irrigation. “The city of the Gods”. Collapsed around 600 AD.

Question 26

Macchu Picchu

Answer 26

SE Highlands of Peru, 200 BC, largely unknown to the spanish conquistadores, it remains one of the best-preserved and fantastic Inca sites.