Pre-Columbian History COPY Flashcards
The Bering Strait was at one time a
bridge
The First Americans were
Hunter Gatherers
What was the first real group that settled?
Clovis
Who learned to domesticate and eventually led to us to agriculture?
Piedra Furada
When people realized that their food was too hot or too cold because of their environment they made…
pottery
Mesoamericas means
Middle of the Americas
Which city had a round structure which was very rare
Caral-Supe
They thought Caral-Supe was the oldest…. However, ______ might be. But they aren’t sure
Sechin Bajo
Mesamerica is divided into two areas
Central of Mexico
Yucutan Peninsula
Years: Preclassic
2,500BC-200AD
Years: Classic
200AD-900AD
Years: Post-Classic
900AD-1519AD
When did societies begin to vanish and decay?
700AD
When did Cortes arrive?
1519
In the _______ period people began to create advanced pottery.
Pre-Classic Period
These Pre-Classic city-states were _______, meaning there was no big leader yet.
egalitarian
In the Pre-Classic period, agricultural advancements included ______
Slash and burn
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.
Slash and Burn
Eventually in these city-states what begins to appear over time?
Chief’s
In the Middle Pre-classic we begin to see
Social Classes & Urbanization
Writing begins to start in the _____. But it is NOT AN ALPHABET
Middle Preclassic
Olmecs start _____
Culture
Olmeca means
People of the rubberland
The name Olmec is actually what the
Aztecs call them
The Olmecs could have also been called the
Xi People
Years: Olmecs
2,500BC-400BC
The Olmecs religion was
Polytheistic
The Cave is a sign of
Life. They are sacred
The Olmec masks are meant to
Scare
Who practiced cranial shaping?
Olmecs. It was for upperclass people
There were two Calendars for the Mayans
Tzolkin & Haab
Which Calendar was the religious one?
Tzolkin
Which Calendar was the Civi Calendar?
Haab
In the Tzolkin Calendar
It had how many days? What did it signify?
260 Days. Either the start of the harvest or a woman’s pregnancy
In the Haab there were 360 +5 days. What were the extra 5 days for?
It was like “Holy Week”, a religious time.
The calendar counts in ____ not ______
dates not years
In the Classic Period there was planned _____
urbanization
What blossomed during the Classic Period?
Arts & Sciences
What were the three main cities in the classic period?
- Teotihuacan
- Morte Aban
- Tikal
What does Teotihuacan mean?Who gave them this name?
“Where the gods were made” Aztecs
When was Teotihuacan founded?
100BC
In Teotihuacan each group had their own little
Neighborhoods
What part of Teotihuacan was burned?
Only the rich part. Maybe cuz of an uprising from the lower class
Who had a very advanced religion?
Teotihuacan
Who was Tetitlan
The Mother creator whom they would make sacrifices too
When was Teotihuacan abandoned?
650-750 AD
Who named the Temple of Sun and Moon?
The Aztecs
*Slope and Panel is known as
Talud-Tablero*
