Who were Hunters & Gatherers?
Humans who settled in the western hemisphere during ice age
Where did Hunters & Gatherers come from?
Asia
What did Hunters & Gatherers do?
Hunted & gathered plants
How did the climate of the western hemisphere affect the Olmec?
Ice age animals died, drier & warmer
What kind of crops did the Olmec harvest?
Beans & squash
What is a food surplus and how was it helpful?
More food than needed; helped community focus on civic & cultural development
What was the Olmec life like in the Western hemisphere? How did this effect where or how they lived?
Climate was dry and warm; built temples
Where did the Mayans settle?
Mexico
How did the Mayan use structures?
Temples for their kings that had hieroglyphs (scholars used these writing structures to communicate)
Who were the Mayans ruled by?
Kings
Why did the Mayan population go down?
Outgrew food supplies
Who were the early desert Native Americans?
Southwest -Hohokam
Where did the Early Desert People Live?
- Hohokam lived from Sonoran Desert in Northern Mexico to present day Arizona, between 2 rivers
How did the environment around the Early Desert People help them survive?
- Hohokam dug canals from the river and lived underground to keep cool during the day & warm at night.
What were the cultures of Mound Builders called?
Adena, Hopewell, Mississippian
Where did the Mound Builders live?
Ohio and Mississippi river valleys in villages of round houses
What did the Mound Builders farm?
corn, beans, squash, & sunflowers
