HILD 2A-B-C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Maya Civilization, Common Era, Consumerism
22 Feb 2018
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Moving to a new land with an abundance in resources. Arrival of 1st groups were mostly foragers (hunting/gathering) End of ice age = disappearance of the land bridge bering land bridge . Crossed over without realization because they were chasing megafauna (large animals: mammoth, horses, camels, buffalo, giant sloth, etc) Eventually go extinct because of environmental changes in america (domesticated horses and camels from central asia are saved from extinction) Working harder to ensure plants are growing. Maize, squash, and beans - main crops in mesoamerica. Non-balanced diet, too reliant on few plants (vulnerability) Milpa system of agriculture - crop varieties on a single plot of land, endemic to central. No large domesticated animals - those came with the arrival of the europeans. The olmec civilization, mesoamerican civilization, mayan civilization ( golden age . 300-, 900 common era), aztec mexica civilization (chinampas: system of agriculture, imperial expansion from 15th century common era)
