Title: The Americas Author: Derek and Teresa Vaughan Last modified by: 5420 Created Date: 3/7/2004 12:59:23 AM Document presentation format: On-screen Show (4:3)
Mesoamerican & Andean Civilizations Mesoamerica In what is now southern Mexico and Central America Rain forests cover the region Fertile soil made this a good area ...
Mesoamerica: Mayan & Aztec Empires Climate of Mesoamerica Warm Temperatures Plentiful Rainfall Rich volcanic soils Good for growing crops like maize, beans, and squash.
Mesoamerica: Mayan & Aztec Empires Climate of Mesoamerica Warm Temperatures Plentiful Rainfall Rich volcanic soils Good for growing crops like maize, beans, and squash.
Mesoamerican Civilizations ... The Maya Mayan civilization Located in the Mexican and Central American rain forest -Maya were ... The Inca, like the Aztec, ...
Mesoamerica 1200 BC Landforms Central Mountain range runs through middle Yucatan Peninsula Active Volcanoes Highland Lakes Climates in Mesoamerica Most of land in ...
Migration Nomadic peoples by definition are migratory, moving from place to place with the seasons to follow food sources. Agricultural peoples also migrated, ...
Mesoamerica- Olmec Cecilia Shutt Grayson Gibson P-6 Cities San Lorenzo 1400-900 B.C.E. La Venta rose to prominence Main trade city that used the Coatzacoalocos river ...
Those in southern Mexico, northern Central America, and the Andes Mountains in Peru ... and took over much of central and coastal Mexico and northern Central America ...
Ancient Mesoamerica & the West African Bantu Migrations Migration isn t something that only ancient peoples do, though, and isn t always solely the result of ...
Aztec Art The Aztecs also made other religious and non-religious artifacts such as jade masks. These artifacts were sold in markets by visiting merchants.
EARLY SOCIETIES OF MESOAMERICA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CARIBBEAN MIGRATIONS The Saladoids Migrated c. 6000 BCE to islands Known by the style of the pottery they ...
... a wandering tribe of Indians wandered into the Valley of ... Aztec Art Ancient Aztec art was primarily a form of religious expression and a means for paying ...
Title: EARLY SOCIETIES OF MESOAMERICA Author: Paul Philp Last modified by: Internal User Created Date: 11/11/2005 1:14:29 AM Document presentation format
... possibly rulers Power shown in pyramid construction Trade in jade and obsidian Decline and fall of Olmec society The cause remains a mystery Olmecs ...
Francisco Pizarro Hernando Cortez Geographic struggles Olmec: could have had floods because of the Gulf. Maya: were on the Yucatan peninsula could have had floods.
Earth Mound known as 'Great Pyramid' Flat ground around used as playing field ... Pyramid of the Sun. Largest Pyramid. 206 feet tall and 720 feet wide at each base ...
... Olmecs 1500 BC La Venta 1500 BC Olmecs Heads Olmecs Heads Teotihuacan 100 BC-600AD Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Sun 100 BC ... Origin of the Aztec people ...
... began in 1931 and finished in 1953. Based on studies of the architecture of the buildings ... Olmec traits found in preclassic horizons throughout Mesoamerica.
AP World History: Mesoamerican Civilizations Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E. Key Concept 1.3. The Development and ...
Mesoamericas first known civilization builders were the Olmec. They began to develop in ... Olmecs created large stone monuments, earthen mounds, and pyramids ...
His intention was to define a culture area that was distinct from the ... ritual cannibalism. Dress. earspools. lip plugs. turbans. sandals. cotton armor. Technology ...
OF MESOAMERICA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CARIBBEAN MIGRATIONS The Saladoids Migrated c. 6000 BCE to islands Known by the style of the pottery they made Ancestors of ...
They saw the inland city of Tenochtitlan from there. Basin of Mexico ... were shown their lodgings in the city which were richly decorated. Stay in Mexico City ...
Chapter 7 - The Americas Section 2: Mesoamerica Aztec and Mayan Empires Reading Focus What were the first civilizations in Mesoamerica like? What were some ...
... facilitated spread of Quechua THE INCA WORLD INCA SOCIETY ... 1438 Built a huge empire stretching 4000 kilometers from north to south Ruled the empire ...
Mesoamerica extends from about the middle part of present-day Mexico to the ... Basalt black rock formed from slowly cooling lava ... Sierra Madre Oriental ...
Mesoamerican and South American Civilizations Unit 3 Click to Advance through Presentation Aqueduct Structures used to carry flowing water from a distance Theocracy A ...
Modern Mayan Culture in Mesoamerica: Part Two Presentation created by Robert Martinez Primary Content Source: Geography Alive! Two farmers are heading to work in a ...
Conservaci n de Bosques y reas ... Fundamento Cap tulo 13 de Agenda 21: ... del ecosistema de las monta as, sus din micas, su forma de funcionar y su ...
Scenarios for Costa Rica and Central America. What are the challenges for ... Nitrous oxide. Temperature change C. 85% of world's glaciers are retreating. ...
In the 1500's people from Spain came in contact with the Inca ... V. The Inca. The Inca kept records using a quipu, a series of. knots on parallel strings ...
Signs : 'Book' in the new world. Object and Alphabet : Colonial period ... So Chikkan : Chinese script on bamboo ... Year-count Annals. Political senario, etc. ...
The Paradox of Mesoamerica. Sophistication and Brutality. Mayans and Aztecs. Incans ... Polytheistic religion. Road system unifies empire. Sophistication. Brutality ...
The new context of Mesoamerica: A time of hope and opportunity. ... Watershed Management and Management of Hydric Resources. Environmental Legislation ...
PERS 2670 Ancient Indigenous Cultures of America The Mayas The Civilizations of Mexico and Mesoamerica Aztec, Olmec, and Mesoamerican Maps by History Link 101 The ...
Ancient Civilizations MesoAmerica Olmecs: MesoAmerica s Mother Culture Chavin: along the South American coast Olmecs Civilization: 1200 B.C. 400 B.C. Olmec head ...