Mesoamerica and the olmec | Early Andean Chiefdoms and the Early Andean Chiefdoms and the Chavin civilization | Ancestral Polynesians And The Settlement Of Oceania | Native American Artwork |
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Where did Mesoamerican societies locate?
Tropical lowlands inland from the Gulf of Mexico
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What did successful civilizations depend on?
Cooperation and trade among ethnic groups
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What are the inspectors of today's Polynesians, Indonesians, and Malaysians?
Austronesians(southern peoples)
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In the Andes, this art form predated ceramics by thousands of years.
cloth-weaving
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What was the Olmec's regional ascendancy based on?
Religious practices
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Where did some fishing groups moved to when the climate became drier?
East, along the oases of mountain-fed rivers that drain into the Pacific Ocean
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About when did the first stage of expansion begin?
4000 B.C.E
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This type of art is believed to have been an early tradition among Austronesian cultures
tattooing
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Surviving sculptures indicate the Olmec created a theocratic society ruled by?
A hereditary king or high priest ruler and a small elite group of priests of the official religion
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What were held in great importance in the Andean society?
Peruvian textiles and fibers
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The ancestral Austronesians were...(specified in book)?
Accomplished Neolithic farmers and skilled shellfish gatherers and fishermen
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Standing up to nine feet high and weighing nearly twelve tons, these well-known Olmec-made basalt statues are in the shape of what?
heads
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What animal did elites dress up as to show powerful connections with divine forces(specified in book)?
Jaguars
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Why was weaving so important in the Andean society?
It was a labor of devotion, a gift of gratitude to the gods, the ancestors, and the leaders
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Where did the Lapita migrations bring the Austronesians to?
The edge of the Remote Oceania
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Unlike other Woodland civilizations, one defining trait of Adena pottery was
plainness
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What happened to the Olmec culture and by whom were they replaced by in 600-500 B.C.E?
The importance of their culture began to decline and they were replaced by the neighbouring Mayas
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What are some possible reasons for ChavĂn's collapse?
Overpopulation, increased social stratification, and rising militarism in the region
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The western peoples of Austronesian seafarers sailed across what ocean to where(specified in book)?
Across the Indian Ocean to Madagascar
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This animal was a major inspiration for Olmec art and architecture
jaguar
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