Geography
an icy land bridge that Siberian hunters followed animals across when hunting
Bering Strait
ancient peoples of Mesoamerica who started carving out a society in the jungles of southern Mexico who thrived from 800-400 BC
Olmec
*abundant deposits of salt and tar *fine clay for poetry *wood *rubber *hard stone *rivers for transport *Fertile land for farming
Olmec resources
Large drawings created to appease sky gods, these drawings usually took the form of animals
Nazca Lines (Prompt On Nazca)
a pre-Clovis site where researchers found a preserved chunk of meat and a child’s footprint
Monte Verde, Chile
group of people after the Olmec who developed a more advanced society in Oaxaca, a modern-day state of Mexico.
Zapotec
*Steep and rocky *generally poor soil *Ice and snow covers the highest elections year-round
Characteristics of the Andes
a mountain range that stretched about 4,500 miles down the western edge of South America
The Andes Mountains
within a rugged region of mountains and valleys in southern Mexico 3 valleys meet in the center of the modern-day state of Oaxaca an area of fertile soil and is home to many civilizations including the Zapotec
Oaxaca Valley:
This group of people would create large line drawings to appease there, sky gods
Nazca
*Development of extensive irrigation systems including underground canals *Beautiful textiles and pottery *lines that showed the location of underground aquifers usually in the shape of animals
Nazca Achievements
The Zapotec built this city concerted the first real urban city of the Americas that was built mountain top
Monte Alban
a volcanic mountain that exploded around 4300 BC
Mount mazama
first influential civilization in south America who flourished between 900 and 200 BC
Chavin
These peoples of the Andes Mountains farmed corn, beans, potatoes, squash, and peanuts
Moche
The oldest Olmec site discovered
San Lorenzo
an area of land that stretches from central Mexico to northern Honduras
Mesoamerica
hieroglyphics writing, a calendar based on the movement of the sun, and America's first city builders
Zapotec Achievements
*People enjoyed a more reliable and steady source of food *Families settled down and formed larger communities *Humans concentrated on new skills: arts and crafts, architecture, social organization. *Complex societies eventually arose
The effects of agriculture
one of the figures that the Olmec often created in art and influenced art in the region for many years after their time
Jaguar