Your assignment is to read about the Olmec, Chavín, Teotihuacan, and Maya civilizations (pgs. 190-201) and the Moche civilization (pgs. 207-209). Look for the following:
Olmec and Chavin (pgs. 192-196)
Olmec and Chavin (pgs. 192-196)
- Where were the Olmec and Chavin civilizations located? (map on 194)
- Brief summary of the Olmec civilization. (pg. 192)
- Why did the Olmec carve giant stone heads? (pg. 194)
- Brief summary of the Chavin civilization. (pg. 195)
- Why were llamas important to the Chavin? (pg. 196)
- Brief summary of the Teotihuacan civilization. (pg. 197)
- Brief summary of the Maya civilization. (pg. 198)
- How were the Maya politically similar to Classical Greece? (pgs. 198-199)
- What role did women play in the Maya civilization? (pg. 200)
- What are some intellectual contributions that the Maya made? (pg. 201)
- What was the mita system in Andean South America? (pg. 208)
- Brief description of the Moche. (pg. 208)