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Chapter 6 Outline
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| When did humans reach the southernmost part of South America? | 9500 B.C.E |
| When did agriculture begin in South America? | 7500 B.C.E |
| What was mainly cultivated in South America? | Beans, Squashes, Chiles, and Maize |
| What became the staple of South America's agriculture? | Maize |
| When did Maize become the staple of their agriculture? | 5000 B.C.E |
| Agriculture became about in South America due to the fact that... | Hunting became difficult. |
| When did agricultural villages begin to appear? | 3000 B.C.E |
| When did ceremonial center begin? | By the end of the second millennium B.C.E |
| What were the Olmecs also referred to as? | "Rubber people'' |
| Where did the Olmecs live? | Near the Gulf of Mexico |
| Around what time did the Olmecs live near the Gulf of Mexico? | 1200 B.C.E |
| The rulers power was shown by... | Construction of huge pyramids |
| What was traded? | Jade, Obsidian |
| What year did the Olmec society start to decline? | 400 B.C.E |
| How was the decline of the Olmecs shown? | Ceremonial Centers were systematically destroyed |
| What influence did the Olmecs leave? | Maize, Cerimonial Centers, Calendar, Human Sacrifices, and Ball Game |
| The heirs to the Olmecs were... | The Mayans |
| Where did the Mayans live? | In the highlands of Guatemala |
| Besides Maize what did the Mayans also cultivate? | Cotton and Cacao |
| What was the Mayans most political centers and what was the time period of the political center? | Tikal (300-900 B.C.E) |
| What position was very prestigious in the Mayan Society? | Warriors |
| Captives were kept as... | Slaves or victims |
| What city was the source of power? | Chichén Itzá |
| What was Chichén Itzá time period? | The ninth century |
| When did the Mayan civilization start to decline? | 800 C.E |
| How did the Mayans show that their civilization start to decline? | Many Mayans started to leave their cities |
| What type of society did the Mayans have? | A hierarchical society |
| What ranked first in the Mayan society? | Kings, priests, and hereditary nobility |
| Who was considered as a ambassador and in what class were they in? | Merchants (Ruling Class) |
| Who was considered important in the Mayan society? | Professional architects and artisans |
| Who was the majority of the Mayan population? | Peasants and slaves |
| What was included in the Mayan calendar? | Solar and ritual years |
| What was the Mayans writing like? | Was ideographic and syllabic |
| Popol Vuh was... | A myth that gods created humans out of maize and water |
| What did gods contain agricultural cycles in exchange of? | In exchange in honors and sacrifices |
| Bloodletting rituals honored... | Gods for rains |
| Who were the heirs of the Olmecs? | The Teotihuacanshunting and gathering peoples reached South America |
| Where was the city of Teotihuacan locates in? | In the highlands of Mexico |
| What was the time period of the Teotihuacans? | 400-600 C.E |
| Colossal pyramid of what? | The sun and moon |
| How many inhabitants were there? | Two hundred thousand inhabitants |
| What reflected the importance of the priests? | Paintings and Murals |
| Who dominated the society? | Priests and rulers |
| What did two-thirds of the inhabitants do? | Two-thirds of the city inhabitants worked in fields during daytime |
| What were artisans famous for? | Obsidian tools and orange potter |
| Where did professional merchants trade? | In Mesoamerica |
| When was the decline if the Teotihuacan society? | 650 C.E |
| What happened in 12000 B.C.E? | Hunting and gathering peoples reached South America |
| What happened in 8000 B.C.E? | People began to experiment with agriculture |
| Complex societies began to appear in... | 1000 B.C.E |
| What were the main crops that were planted? | beans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, cotton |
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