Chapter 9 RSG (Textbook pages 235 – 251)
1.
How did humans arrive in the Americas?
2.
What was the name of the land bridge that joined Asia and the Americas?
3.
How did the first American live (find their food)?
4.
Where did the Agricultural Revolution start in the Americas?
5.
What changes did farming bring to the people of the Americas?
6.
Where is Mesoamerica located?
7.
Who were Mesoamerica’s first known civilization?
8.
Why are the Olmecs often called Mesoamerica’s “mother culture?”
9.
Where did the Olmec live?
10. Who were the Zapotec and where did they live?
11. The Zapotec had made what two major accomplishments by 500 B.C.?
12. In what ways did the Olmec influence future Mesoamerican societies?
13. What contributions did the Zapotec leave behind?
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14. Why did the Olmec and Zapotec civilizations collapse (end)?
15. What culture may have acted as a “mother culture” in South America?
16. The Nazca developed extensive irrigation systems that allowed them to farm in an extremely dry region and
produced beautiful textiles and pottery; but they are best know for…
17. Evidence of the richness of the Moche culture has been found in their tombs. What are some example of grave
goods that have been found?
Chapter 9 RSG (Textbook pages 235 – 251)
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1.
How did humans arrive in the Americas?
They followed the animals (that they hunted) across the land bridge that existed between Asia and North America
caused by the Ice Age.
2.
What was the name of the land bridge that joined Asia and the Americas?
Beringia
3.
How did the first American live (find their food)?
They were hunters and gatherers.
4.
Where did the Agricultural Revolution start in the Americas?
The Agricultural Revolution in the Americas started in Central Mexico.
5.
What changes did farming bring to the people of the Americas?
Gave people a more reliable food supply and more people could be fed
People were healthier and lived longer, the population grew
People began to work in different arts and crafts, some grew rich, some became rulers
6.
Where is Mesoamerica located?
Central Mexico to the Honduras..
7.
Who were Mesoamerica’s first known civilization?
The first of the Mesoamerican civilizations were the Olmecs.
8.
Why are the Olmecs often called Mesoamerica’s “mother culture?”
Because they greatly influenced their neighbors and the civilization that came after them.
9.
Where did the Olmec live?
They lived in what would be southern Mexico today, near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
10. Who were the Zapotec and where did they live?
11. The Zapotec had made what two major accomplishments by 500 B.C.?
12. In what ways did the Olmec influence future Mesoamerican societies?
13. What contributions did the Zapotec leave behind?
14. Why did the Olmec and Zapotec civilizations collapse (end)?
15. What culture may have acted as a “mother culture” in South America?
16. The Nazca developed extensive irrigation systems that allowed them to farm in an extremely dry region and
produced beautiful textiles and pottery; but they are best know for…
17. Evidence of the richness of the Moche culture has been found in their tombs. What are some example of grave
goods that have been found?