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History chap. 15 THE AMERICAS

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early civilizations influencing aztec
had annual pilgrimages to teotihuacanos site

adopted two of ^ gods
order of mesoamerican civilizations EARLY 4
olmec
teotihuacan
maya
toltec
toltec
build metal work
serpant colums
900-1200 ad
teotihuacanos
avenue of the dead (16degrees east of true north)
homes luxuriously painted
obsidian knifes, and blades
cremated dead
litterate
100-900a.d.
maya
guatamala
70 languages
build temples/pyramids
writing
developed calender
human sacrifices
math based on number 20
no wheel
charted celestial bodies
250ad-900ad
olmec
hot humid gulf coast
had writing
jade and head carvings
not equal for all
1200BC-400AD
obsidian
volcanic glass
confederation (iroquois leauge)
reps: resolved and disscussed disputes
1500's
potlatch
party with gifts
kiva
pit house used for religious practices
weir
fishing trap
great plains
grasslands:bison
teepees to follow bison
southwest
dry: irrigation
corn
sheep
california-great basin
warm/windy: windbreak shelters
on coast: sea animals
northwest
on coast: ate sea animals
had conoeus
artic
cold: traveled in bands
on coast: ate sea animals
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