Norte Chico/Olmec
The Norte Chico were different from other civilizations because they lacked evidence of what?
What is weaponry/fighting?
What are the 5 paragraphs of a DBQ essay?
Introduction, Body Paragraph 1, BP2, BP3, Conclusion
What are some areas that the Maya saw great achievement.
What are arts, architecture, mathematics, writing, and astronomy.
Where were pok-a-tok courts usually built next to in Maya cities?
What is near the temple?
This word that means an abundance of something, more than you need
What is a surplus?
Compared to other civilizations the Norte Chico is a newer discovery. What decades did archaeologists discover the Norte Chico?
What is the 1990s and 2000s
What is included in a DBQ introduction?
Historical background and a thesis statement
The Maya were the only civilization in Mesoamerica to develop a writing system using this type of written language.
What are hieroglyphics
What is the difference between an artisan and a merchant?
artisan- makes goods
merchant- sells goods
This word describes the process of taking the best seeds from the strongest plant over many generations to create a plant that produces lots of food.
What is domestication?
This mountain range was incredibly important to the Norte Chico as it was the source for the rivers that allowed them to settle in a desert.
What are the Andes Mountains?
The carving of Nun Yax Ayin was made in the style of Teotihuacan carvings showing which type of cultural influence.
What is art?
What are some of the social classes/roles of the Maya
What are leader, priest, soldier, artisan, merchant, farmer?
Create the social pyramid of the Maya.
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This word describes a religion that believes in many gods and goddesses.
What is polytheism?
The Olmec were famous for their large carvings of this.
What are heads?
Write a DBQ style thesis for the following question: How did Teotihuacan influence other Mesoamerican societies?
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Maya society had a hierarchy, meaning they were structured in this type of way to organize society.
What is a social pyramid?
What is make offerings to the Gods?
This phrase is used to describe the growing strategy of planting corn (maize), beans, and squash together.
What is the three sisters?
The Supe and Fortaleza are what geographic features of the Norte Chico?
What are rivers?
What five areas can be examined to show cultural influence?
What are arts, architecture, traditions, religion, and leadership?
The Maya are famous for their study of the sky in order to create this ________________(used to track farming and religious ceremonies)
What are calendars?
This ball game help important religious connections to the Maya, and was often payed to symbolize the struggles in life.
What is pok-a-tok?
This phrase describes what occurs to jobs when a civilization has more food than they need.
What is specialization of labor?