Traditions and Encounters: Chapter 6 Vocabulary Flashcards

The chapter 6 vocabulary/key points from Traditions and Encounter by Bentley and Ziegler

91442198	The Olmec	Existed from 1500 BCE to 400 BCE; a Mesoamerican civilization that created jade art; they lived in the Tuxtlas Mountains of the West to the Contalpa in Eastern Mexico; the civilization was named after rubber which they used.	0
91442199	The Maya	Existed in 3 different time periods: Pre-Classic (2000 BCE to 250 CE), Classic (250 CE to 900 CE), and Post-Classic (900 CE to 1500 CE); they lived in Eastern 1/3 of Mesoamerica and made tall step pyramids and a mathematics system based on the number 20.	1
91442200	The Teotihuacan	Existed from 500 BCE to 750 CE; they lived in the highlands of Southeast Mexico; they built the largest pyramid of Mesoamerica called Pyramid of the Sun in 100 CE.	2
91442201	The Mochica	Existed from 100 CE to 800 CE; they lived in the river valleys and the dry coast of Peru; they built some of the largest pre-Columbian structures.	3
91442202	The Lapita	Existed from 1500 BCE to 500 BCE in the South Pacific Islands, mainly New Caledonia; they domesticated pigs, dogs, and chickens; they buried the bodies of the dead separate from the skulls.	4