How did humans come to settle in all parts of the Americas and Oceania?
18,000 years ago,declining sea levels during last ice age resulted in a land bridge that connected Siberia with Alaska and Australia with New Guinea
What traditions begun by the Olmecs were later adopted by other Mesoamerican societies?
Bloodshedding or human sacrifice
Cultivated maize
built ceremonial centers
maintained calender
"Ball Game"- large rubber ball game which were adopted by the Mayas and the Aztecs.
How did the religion of the Maya reflect and reinforce their economy and governmental structure?
Mayan rage war on different tribes, and uses the prisoners as human sacrifice. Human sacrifice is based on the creation myth "Popol Vun" that reinforces the necessary tasks of bloodshedding. Due to religious thoughts priests are at the top of the hierarchical society because they are connected with the Gods and Goddesses. Most of the population are slaves in Maya's cities.
What role did human sacrifice play in early American societies?
To keep the Gods and Goddesses happy
Use people from warring tribes as sacrifices
Help with good weather for farming
For what were the people of Teotihuacan culture most noted?
Colossal pyramid of sun and moon
No sign of military organization or conquest
Artisans were famous for their obsidian tool and orange pottery.
Large residential complexes (big population)
Compare and contrast the societies that existed under the Chavin cult and the Mochica State
Both produces elaborate forms of art
Chavin cult beliefs did not develop in to a state or any political order
Mochica cult are used to develop state or political order
Where and how did agriculture spread to Oceania?
Austronesian seafarers settled in New Guinea, and introduced yams,taro,pigs, and chicken to the island. Later on, the indigenous people began to cultivate crops and keep animals.They also traded with other islands making the products to spread.
Describe the origins and development and the decline of the Lapita society.
Earliest Austronesian migrants sail out into the Pacific, and established settlements on the islands. They maintained communication and exchange networks in the vast Pacific Ocean. As they travel around they establish agricultural villages. Around 500 B.C.E. trade networks fell into disuse, because settlements grown to large and could supply their on needs.
In general, how did political structures evolve on the islands of Oceania
Consist of a chief and his administrates for the ruling class.The chief vied with ruling classes of neighboring districts which led into public observances. Aristocratic classes have so much power that they are viewed as divine. The leadership is passes down to the eldest son in each village. Sometimes people contest the power and caused tension and turmoil that they leave the group to form new settlements.
18,000 years ago,declining sea levels during last ice age resulted in a land bridge that connected Siberia with Alaska and Australia with New Guinea
What traditions begun by the Olmecs were later adopted by other Mesoamerican societies?
Bloodshedding or human sacrifice
Cultivated maize
built ceremonial centers
maintained calender
"Ball Game"- large rubber ball game which were adopted by the Mayas and the Aztecs.
How did the religion of the Maya reflect and reinforce their economy and governmental structure?
Mayan rage war on different tribes, and uses the prisoners as human sacrifice. Human sacrifice is based on the creation myth "Popol Vun" that reinforces the necessary tasks of bloodshedding. Due to religious thoughts priests are at the top of the hierarchical society because they are connected with the Gods and Goddesses. Most of the population are slaves in Maya's cities.
What role did human sacrifice play in early American societies?
To keep the Gods and Goddesses happy
Use people from warring tribes as sacrifices
Help with good weather for farming
For what were the people of Teotihuacan culture most noted?
Colossal pyramid of sun and moon
No sign of military organization or conquest
Artisans were famous for their obsidian tool and orange pottery.
Large residential complexes (big population)
Compare and contrast the societies that existed under the Chavin cult and the Mochica State
Both produces elaborate forms of art
Chavin cult beliefs did not develop in to a state or any political order
Mochica cult are used to develop state or political order
Where and how did agriculture spread to Oceania?
Austronesian seafarers settled in New Guinea, and introduced yams,taro,pigs, and chicken to the island. Later on, the indigenous people began to cultivate crops and keep animals.They also traded with other islands making the products to spread.
Describe the origins and development and the decline of the Lapita society.
Earliest Austronesian migrants sail out into the Pacific, and established settlements on the islands. They maintained communication and exchange networks in the vast Pacific Ocean. As they travel around they establish agricultural villages. Around 500 B.C.E. trade networks fell into disuse, because settlements grown to large and could supply their on needs.
In general, how did political structures evolve on the islands of Oceania
Consist of a chief and his administrates for the ruling class.The chief vied with ruling classes of neighboring districts which led into public observances. Aristocratic classes have so much power that they are viewed as divine. The leadership is passes down to the eldest son in each village. Sometimes people contest the power and caused tension and turmoil that they leave the group to form new settlements.