Mesoamerica Earthquakes Volcanoes Mountain ranges Valley of Mexico Tropical highlands Rain forests Gulf of Mexico.

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Mesoamerica Earthquakes Volcanoes Mountain ranges Valley of Mexico Tropical highlands Rain forests Gulf of Mexico

Ecology and Economy Specialized technologies developed Exploited plants, minerals (obsidian, quartz, jade) Trade across ecological boundaries Enhanced trade  increased agri production--< urbanization  emergence f powerful religious and political elites Never a political unified region, though shared technologies, religious beliefs, political organizations, art, architecture, and sports

Olmec BCE On bay of Campeche Veracruz and Tabasco

Olmec Economy and Development Urbanization due to agri production Fishing Corn, beans squash (domesticated) Manioc Produced food surpluses  specialization and social stratification  emergence of religious and political elites Who organized the digging of irrigation and drainage canals; raised fields; large scale building

Economies Trade among (perhaps) San Lorenzo, Tres Zapotes, and La Venta Exchange of specialized products Salt, cacao, clay, limestone

Achievements and society Large artificial platforms (mounds) Elite residences? Center for rituals and politics ? Cities laid out in alignment w/stars (importance of astronomy) Labor sources? Skilled labor? Kingship (both religious and secular) Colossal Heads Rulers? Important figures (celebrities?) Near major urban centers

Achievements and society Organized labor Increased food production Reliable Diverse Religious rituals Gods and blood Human sacrifice Polytheistic Dual natured deities (male/female; human/animal) Jaguars, crocodiles, snakes, sharks, condors Shamans and healers Form of writing, calendar, ball games Not an empire

Chavin BCE Andes Mountains Diverse environment Mountains Coastal plains Jungles  specialization due to region Seen through trade b/w foothills and mountain areas

The largest pyramid of Caral is Pirámide Mayor; which is 450 ft. By 500 ft. and 60 ft. tall. A 30-foot-wide staircase rises from a sunken circular plaza at the foot of the pyramid, passing over three terraced levels until it reaches the top of the platform. The platform top contains the remains of an atrium and a large fireplace. It should be pointed out; the pyramid is not really a pyramid at all, but more akin to the platform mounds used for the same purposes by the ancient Mississippians of central United States.

Economic Significance Chavin de Huantar Intersection of trade routes connecting multiple areas Allowed rulers to control trade and gain economic advantages Ceremonial and commercial center Maize  food surplus  urbanization Reciprocal labor obligations (think family) Roads, bridges, temples, palaces, irrigation, textiles Llamas

Society and religion Platform building (cut stone and adobe) Relief carvings Polytheistic Serpents, condors, jaguars Belief in afterlife (burial sites) Metallurgy develops here Gold, silver, gold alloy Pottery, sculpture, textiles Class distinctions Priests  chiefs/kings  peasants populations