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Pre-Columbian History Flashcards

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1
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The Bering Strait was at one time a

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bridge

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The First Americans were

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Hunter Gatherers

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What was the first real group that settled?

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Clovis

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Who learned to domesticate and eventually led to us to agriculture?

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Piedra Furada

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When people realized that their food was too hot or too cold because of their environment they made…

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pottery

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Mesoamericas means

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Middle of the Americas

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Which city had a round structure which was very rare

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Caral-Supe

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They thought Caral-Supe was the oldest…. However, ______ might be. But they aren’t sure

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Sechin Bajo

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Mesamerica is divided into two areas

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Central of Mexico

Yucutan Peninsula

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Years: Preclassic

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2,500BC-200AD

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Years: Classic

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200AD-900AD

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Years: Post-Classic

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900AD-1519AD

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13
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When did societies begin to vanish and decay?

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700AD

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14
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When did Cortes arrive?

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1519

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In the _______ period people began to create advanced pottery.

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Pre-Classic Period

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16
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These Pre-Classic city-states were _______, meaning there was no big leader yet.

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egalitarian

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In the Pre-Classic period, agricultural advancements included ______

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Slash and burn

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When you farm in the same place and the soil begins to go bad. Burning helps the soil but it does not work for the long-term.

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Slash and Burn

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Eventually in these city-states what begins to appear over time?

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Chief’s

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20
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In the Middle Pre-classic we begin to see

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Social Classes & Urbanization

21
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Writing begins to start in the _____. But it is NOT AN ALPHABET

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Middle Preclassic

22
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Olmecs start _____

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Culture

23
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Olmeca means

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People of the rubberland

24
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The name Olmec is actually what the

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Aztecs call them

25
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The Olmecs could have also been called the

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Xi People

26
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Years: Olmecs

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2,500BC-400BC

27
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The Olmecs religion was

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Polytheistic

28
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The Cave is a sign of

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Life. They are sacred

29
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The Olmec masks are meant to

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Scare

30
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Who practiced cranial shaping?

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Olmecs. It was for upperclass people

31
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There were two Calendars for the Mayans

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Tzolkin & Haab

32
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Which Calendar was the religious one?

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Tzolkin

33
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Which Calendar was the Civi Calendar?

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Haab

34
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In the Tzolkin Calendar

It had how many days? What did it signify?

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260 Days. Either the start of the harvest or a woman’s pregnancy

35
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In the Haab there were 360 +5 days. What were the extra 5 days for?

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It was like “Holy Week”, a religious time.

36
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The calendar counts in ____ not ______

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dates not years

37
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In the Classic Period there was planned _____

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urbanization

38
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What blossomed during the Classic Period?

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Arts & Sciences

39
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What were the three main cities in the classic period?

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  • Teotihuacan
  • Morte Aban
  • Tikal
40
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What does Teotihuacan mean?Who gave them this name?

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“Where the gods were made” Aztecs

41
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When was Teotihuacan founded?

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100BC

42
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In Teotihuacan each group had their own little

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Neighborhoods

43
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What part of Teotihuacan was burned?

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Only the rich part. Maybe cuz of an uprising from the lower class

44
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Who had a very advanced religion?

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Teotihuacan

45
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Who was Tetitlan

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The Mother creator whom they would make sacrifices too

46
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When was Teotihuacan abandoned?

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650-750 AD

47
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Who named the Temple of Sun and Moon?

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The Aztecs

48
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*Slope and Panel is known as

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Talud-Tablero*

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