First Civilizations of the America:

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First Civilizations of the America

• The Olmec and Chavín 1200-250 B.C.E

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Table of contents

• 1.Title
• 2.Table of contents
• 3. The Olmec part 1
• 4. The Olmec part 2
• 5. The Chavín part 1
• 6. The Chavín part 2
• 7.

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The Olmecpart 1

• It was believed that the first migrations
  occurred as early as 35,000 to 25,000 B.C.E
  others believe that it was around 20,000 to
  13,000 B.C.E.
• Over thousands of years the Americans grew and
  spread throughout the hemisphere
• Two of the hemispheres most impressive cultural
  traditions developed in Mesoamerica (Mexico and
  northern central America)
• New plants and veggies were found when they went
  to the Andean region of South America.
• Also new technology was discovered.

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The Olmecpart 2

• Eventually both of these contacts crossed in
  environmental boundaries so they could make
  cultural exchanges.
• A number of militarily groups were powerful that
  developed in Mesoamerica civilizations.
• Olmec urban development was made possible by
  earlier advances in agriculture.
• All of these settlements depended on the regions
  rich plant diversity and on fishing.
• Later by 3500 B.C.E or earlier 2, the staples of
  the Mesoamerican diet was made up of corn, beans,
  and squash- were domesticated.

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The Chavín part 1

• The Chavín culture existed in what is known today
  as the modern state of Peru
• Peru is comprised of three different types of
  landforms the Pacific coast, the Andes
  mountains, and the Amazonian lowlands.
• The best known civilization of early Peruvian
  prehistory is Chavín.
• Chavín is one of Peru's oldest civilizations and
  laid the cultural foundations of all later
  Peruvian civilizations.
• The Chavín culture started in a time period
  called the Early Horizon in about 400 BC,
  although many elements of the culture can be
  traced back about 1,000 years before its start

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The Chavínpart 2

• The Chavín culture is known for its beautiful art
  and design but Chavín was also innovative with
  metallurgy and textile production.
• Cloth production was revolutionized during the
  time of Chavín
• New techniques and materials are popular through
  the use of camel hair, textile painting, the
  dying of camel hair and the "resist" painting
  style similar to modern day tie-dye