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Historical Antecedents Flashcards

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What are the 4 civilizations of Mesoamerican Revolution

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Olmec
Maya
Aztec
Inca

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What civiliation existed during 1,200 B.C. - 400 B.C.
It is also the first known civilization in Latin America

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Olmec Civilization

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This culture was also known as the “Rubber People”.
They inhabited in a small area about 125 by 50km
They also developed the first language and number system

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Olmec Civilization

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This civilization made use of rubber balls for ritualistic ball game.
They built cities and acquired great wealth
They made artifacts such as jade masks and giant stone heads.

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Olmec Civilization

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This artifact is the trademark of the Olmec Civilization

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Giant Stone Heads

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This is the only civilization that did not pay attention to Astronomy

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Olmec Civilization

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This civilization is the precursor to later civilizations such as the Maya and Aztec empire

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Olmec Civilization

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This civilization is one of the earliest ruler of Mesoamerica

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Olmec Civilization

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What civilization lasted from 250 A.D. - 900 A.D.

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Maya Civilization

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This civilization is also known as the Yucatan Peninsula

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Maya Civilization

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This civilization is known for their pyramid-like structure

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Maya Civilization

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This civilization was known for using various complicated calendar systems for planning activities, observing religion ritual, and cultural celebrations

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Maya Civilization

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This civilization used tools adapted to innovation especially in the field of art such as looms for weaving cloths

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Maya Civilization

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Unlike the previous civilization who did not pay attention to astromy, this civilization had an advanced understanding of astronomy.

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Maya Civilization

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This civilization had temples and pyramids at Chichen Itza which situated at the location of the sun during spring and fall.

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Maya Civilization

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This civilization created the most elaborate calendar system of any culture in the world.

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Maya Civilization

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This civilization is known as the “Navel of the World”

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Inca Civilization

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This civilization’s culture was a very advanced civilization and was led by 13 Incas who were in charge of governing people divided into social class

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Inca Civilization

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This civilization created advanced scientific ideas considering limitations and old civilization

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Inca Civilization

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This civilization’s roads were paved with stones

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Inca Civilization

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This civilization made stone buildings that surmounted earthquakes and other disasters.

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Inca Civilization

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This civilization made an irrigation system technique in sorting waters

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Inca Civilization

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This civilization is also known for creating suspension or hanging bridges.

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Inca Civilization

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The Inca civilization has a sort of system that is made with knotted ropes to keep records that only experts can interpret. This system is called?

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Quipu System

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This system can also be used as a calendar using the knotted ropes

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Quipu System

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This civilization gave out mandatory education

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Aztec Civilization

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This civilization existed during 1438 A.D. - 1533 A.D.

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Aztec Civilization

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This civilization invented the Canoe

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Aztec Civilization

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This civilization is now known as Peru

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Aztec Civilization

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It is a form of technology made by the Aztec Civilization that is used for agricultural farming where the land was divided in rectangular areas surrounded by canals.

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This civilization’s culture had substantial contributions in many areas such as in medicine, astronomy, science, mathematics, arts, philosophy, and music.

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This ethical philosophical system developed from the teaching of early Chinese rage Confucius.

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Confucianism

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This civilization is known for traditional medicines, discovered various medical properties and uses of different plants and animals to cure human illness (practice of acupuncture)

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They are known to develop many tools like compass, papermaking, gunpowder, printing tools, iron plough, wheelbarrow, propeller, etc.

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Created different models of bridges seismological detector and dry dock facilities

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This civilization made a significant record on supernovas, lunar and solar eclipses, comets were recorded to understand better the heavenly bodies and their effect to the world.

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This civilization also make use of Lunar Calendar and Seismology so that they can prepare in times of natural calamities.

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This civilization tried to standardize the measurement of length to a high degree of accuracy and designed a rule called mohenjo-daro

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Astronomers and Mathematicians Aryabhata introduce numbers of trigonometric functions, tables, techniques, as well as algorithms of algebra.

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Bragmagupta suggested that gravity was a force of attraction.

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This civilization was known for manufacturing iron and metallurgical works, their iron steel is considered the best in whole Roman Empire

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This civilization is also famous for medicine
(i.e. Ayurvenda it is system of traditional medicine.)

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This civilization is also notable in the field of Astronomy, they developed theories on configuration of universe, the spherical supporting earth, and the year of 360 days with 12 equal parts to 30 days each.

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This period in the Philippines lasted from 900 CE to 1521.
Indigenous people engaged in healthy trade with various culture and believes in Animism and Shamanism

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Pre-Colonial Period

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They have alphabet, a system of writing, as method of counting weights and measures.

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Pre-Colonial Period Philippines

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They also learned to weave cotton, make glass ornaments, cultivate lowland rice and dike fields of terraced

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Pre-Colonial Period Philippines

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