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Beginnings of Civilization: The Americas

Beginnings of Civilization: The Americas. The Americas. Early migrations The Ice Age Further Migrations. The Americas. Mesoamerica Central Mexico to Honduras and El Salvador Development of Agriculture. The Americas. Olmecs “Rubber People” Rise of Olmecs. The Americas. The Americas.

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Beginnings of Civilization: The Americas

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  1. Beginnings of Civilization:The Americas

  2. The Americas • Early migrations • The Ice Age • Further Migrations

  3. The Americas • Mesoamerica • Central Mexico to Honduras and El Salvador • Development of Agriculture

  4. The Americas • Olmecs • “Rubber People” • Rise of Olmecs

  5. The Americas

  6. The Americas • Olmecs • Culture • Disappeared by 400 BCE

  7. The Americas • The Maya • Boundaries • Development of Agriculture

  8. The Americas • The Maya • Advanced Society • Political system

  9. The Americas • The Maya • Social Structure • Kings at the top • Priestly class maintained calendar • Nobility controlled the land • Artisans and architects were part of specialized economy • Peasants and slaves grew the food and provided labor

  10. The Americas • The Maya • Culture • Calendar crucial to Maya culture • Mathematics

  11. The Americas • The Maya • Writing • Religion

  12. The Americas • Teotihuacan • Successor to the Olmecs • City of Teotihuacan settled 500 BCE

  13. The Americas • Teotihuacan • Society • Priests ran society (theocracy) • Artisans and merchant class • But no warriors or military system • Resembled the Maya

  14. The Americas • South America • Humans settled in South America by 12,000 BCE • Development of Agriculture

  15. The Americas • The Chavin Cult • Named for modern town, Chavin de Huantar, in Peru • Permanent settlement • Chavin Cult

  16. The Americas • Mochica • Early state in the Andes • Built irrigation system to support agriculture

  17. Map of Andean states

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