1. Civilizations of the Americas Exam Review
Civilizations of the Americas Exam - Monday

2. Arrival in the Americas
Crossed the land bridge across what is now the Bering Strait

3. Olmecs
Earliest American Civilization
Colossal stone heads – La Venta

4. Maya Powerful city-state – Tikal
Cleared out dense rainforest and built raised fields capable of holding and draining water

5. The Aztecs
Tenochtitlan – capital city
- ca. 1325
- Lake Texcoco.
Sun god – Huitzilopochtli – central figure for human sacrifice
Aztecs - “floating islands” - Chinampas

6. The Incas Capital – Cuzco
In the Andes Mtns. - llama used for food/wool /transport
United the empire – large network of roads
Ayllu – close-knit village
Terrace Farming
Used Quipus to keep records

7. The Mound builders
Inhabited the Mississippi and Ohio valleys - “Mississippian peoples.”
Constructed large mounds - ritual purposes

8. The Anasazi.
Built and lived - complex cliff dwellings