AP World History Chap. 6 Flashcards
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| 2759346093 | Mesoamerica | The region from the central portion of modern Mexico to Honduras and El Salvador BCE TIMLINE: 8000-7000 origins of agriculture 4000- Origins of maize cultivation | 0 | |
| 2759347269 | Olmecs | Early MesoAmerican society from 1200 to 100 B.C.E. that centered around sites at San Lorenzo, La Vents, and Tres Zapotes and that influenced later Maya; "rubber people" | 1 | |
| 2759351034 | Mayans | Brilliant Central American society from 300- 1100 CE known for math, astronomy, and a sophisticated written language; earliest heirs of the olmecs; South Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador | 2 | |
| 2759353179 | Chechen Itza | A sizable state of the Mayan society; ninth century CE - damp and hostile instincts and developed a larger political framework; 9th to 11th centuries CE - organized loose empire that brought political stability to Northern Yucatan | 3 | |
| 2759354799 | Teotihuacan | Central American society from 200 B.C.E. to 750 CE; it's pyramid of the sun was the largest structure in Mesoamerica; Highlands of Mexico; heirs of Olmecs | 4 | |
| 2759356062 | Popul Vun | Myan creation epic; taught that Gods created humans from corn as flash and water as blood | 5 | |
| 2759357287 | Chavin cult | Mysterious but very popular south American religion from 1000 to 300 B.C.E.; spread through modern Peru | 6 | |
| 2759357997 | Mohica State | Pre-Incan south American society from 300 to 700 CE known for their brilliant ceramics in North Peru | 7 |