Mesoamerica - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lecture notes for Dr. Ebert's Mesoamerica Before Cortez course ANTH 0536, Spring 2023 at the University of Pittsburgh. Contains Gender in Mesoamerica notes.

Social Studies 4-8 Texas Certification – PACT Questions and Answers Already Passed When did the first people start to arrive in America? Around 38,000 BC. (40,000 years ago) Who were the first people to arrive in America? Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers What caused the Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers to come to America? They were following herds of animals they were hunting Define Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers Communities of people who move from place to place, relying on plants and animals fou...

Lecture notes for Dr. Ebert's Mesoamerica Before Cortez course ANTH 0536, Spring 2023 at the University of Pittsburgh. Contains The First People of Mesoamerica notes.

Bronze Age 3000 B.C.; started in Sumer; time when people started to make tools and weapons out of Bronze rather than copper or stone Iron Age 1500 BC Neolithic Era New Stone Age, 6,000 years ago Results: Growing populations, job specialization, new technology, extensive governments, competition for resources, creation of social classes When did humans first appear? 200,000 BCE-100,000 BCE When did humans start moving to other continents? 100,000-60,000 years ago 3 Sources of History ...

Lecture notes for Dr. Ebert's Mesoamerica Before Cortez course ANTH 0536, Spring 2023 at the University of Pittsburgh. Contains Conflict and Warfare in Epiclassic Mesoamerica notes.

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Civilizations - correct answer Maya- 2000 bc- 1697 ad Aztec-Ethnic groups of central Mexico dominant in large areas of Mesoamerica in the 14th-16th centuries Pre-Columbian Andean Civilizations - correct answer Inca- largest pre-columbian empire in 15th-16th centuries Moche- northern Peru between 100-800- Huaca del Sol Cañaris- Southern Equador- eventually conquered by Inca Pilgrims - correct answer English Separatists who believed there was no fixing Church ...

United States History Final Exam Review 1301 Tarleton State University Peacock-Beach; Questions and Answers 100% Correct Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest Americans arrived on the continent Correct answer-by 12,000 BCE Why have scholars called Mesoamerica the "Cradle of the Americas"? Correct answerThe region hosted the first technologically advanced civilizations Scholars know a good deal about the Maya and Aztec because Correct answer-remains, other than writing...

When did the first people start to arrive in America? - Answer-Around 38,000 BC. (40,000 years ago) Who were the first people to arrive in America? - Answer-Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers What caused the Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers to come to America? - Answer-They were following herds of animals they were hunting Define Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers - Answer-Communities of people who move from place to place, relying on plants and animals found in the wild for food Define Migration - Answer-The movemen...

First archeological site of Indus to be discovered Harappa Date of the Indus civilization BC Strip of fertile land that supported Egyptian civilization due to flooding. nile river Most common topic recorded in egyptian texts economics, trade, history, religion Earlies species domesticated in mesoamerica bottle gourd (12,BC) Two primary domesticates in east asia millet and rice Earliest domesticated species in egypt cattle, barley and wheat

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Civilizations - Answer Maya- 2000 bc- 1697 ad Aztec-Ethnic groups of central Mexico dominant in large areas of Mesoamerica in the 14th-16th centuries Pre-Columbian Andean Civilizations - Answer Inca- largest pre-columbian empire in 15th-16th centuries Moche- northern Peru between 100-800- Huaca del Sol Cañaris- Southern Equador- eventually conquered by Inca Pilgrims - Answer English Separatists who believed there was no fixing Church of England- embark...