PPT-OLMEC & MAYAN UNIT 2 EMPIRES

OLMEC amp MAYAN UNIT 2 EMPIRES Title Text During the Ice Age prehistoric nomads migrated across the land bridge between Asia amp America During the Neolithic Revolution these nomads settled into farming villages Some of which became advanced civilizations. Cycles of creation and destruction. Jimson weed. Vase of 7 gods (Guatemala) depicts important creation gods. According to inscriptions the gods are setting the stage for creation. “The sky is blackness” because the sky had not yet been raised above the primordial sea.. 6. :. Why do empires collapse? . A . comparative case study of the decline and fall of Era 3 empires. 1. What goes up must come down!. Empires rise, but they also fall.. This unit will look at empires at their strongest, and then explore why they fell apart. . 4. :. The Mayans . – A Different . G. lobal . P. attern. 1. 2. Remember that AD is what we are now calling CE (Common Era).. 3. Southern Mayan Cities. CE. Han Dynasty - 206 BCE to 220 CE. Roman Empire – 27 BCE to 476 CE. Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica. refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America. . The term “. Meso. ” means middle. (Middle America). Many important Ancient Civilizations developed in this area.. Lesson Objectives. Identify possible explanations of how people came to live in the Americas. . . Explain how early peoples in the Americas lived, hunted, and farmed. . . Understand how changes in the environment affected early peoples’ lives. . Olmecs. Bering Strait. About 30,000 years ago, nomads reached North America from Asia.. They were able to pass because the Bering . . Strait . was covered with ice, creating a land bridge.. Around 10,000 B.C. the . Encompassed Land. By: Kaho Umehara. . . . The Mayan civilization was in current day Honduras and Nicaragua in central america. it was spread out, and some cities were near walter.. Mayan extended throughout the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, Tabasco, And Yucatan peninsula.. mask?. Mayan Masks. Mayan masks had a wide variety of uses, and the importance of the masks dictated how intricate the designs on various masks were. The most sacred Mayan masks featured complex and delicate mosaics made out of jade.  Native Americans were the people who lived on the North American continent thousands of years before the European settlers started their voyages in the fifteenth century. Most scientists agree that the Native Americans .  Native Americans were the people who lived on the North American continent thousands of years before the European settlers started their voyages in the fifteenth century. Most scientists agree that the Native Americans . Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica. refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America. . The term “. Meso. ” means middle. (Middle America). Many important Ancient Civilizations developed in this area.. Early Civilizations. Edited by Mr. . Barkhau. Shamelessly stolen from . http://conaapwh.weebly.com/class-powerpoints.html. Mesopotamia:. The Fertile Crescent. Fertile Crescent. Fertile Crescent. = moon-shaped strip of land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf that is excellent farm land. Landscape-. South- pine forests covered the highlands. North and central regions were rainforests, grasslands, and swamps known as lowlands. Thick jungle covered parts of the low lands and this is where Mayan civilization reached its highest development.