LAH Chapter 1: Ancient America

When is the Pleistocene?

• The Pleistocene is from about 500,000 to 1,000 years ago.
• The Pleistocene is from about 10,000 to 50,000 years ago.
• The Pleistocene is from about 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.

• The Pleistocene is from about 1.8 million years ago to 11,000 years ago. The Last Ice Age.

Who are the Olmec?

• A modern European political movement
• A fictional alien race from a popular video game
• The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E.

• A type of extinct bird species

What is the Archaic Stage of Development?

• Industrial Revolution era with advanced technology and machinery
• A mixture of hunting, gathering, and agriculture

• Medieval period with feudalism and serfdom
• Modern age with internet and digital communication

What is the Formative Period?

• This Formative Period when people began to live in organized villages, develop agriculture and use ceramics.

• The Formative Period is a type of art style popular in the 1800s
• The Formative Period is a type of rock formation
• The Formative Period is a holiday celebrated in ancient Rome

What is the classic period?

• A type of rock formation
• A type of musical composition
• A time of great cultural achievement for a civilization.

• A style of clothing popular in the 1800s

What is the Postclassic Period?

• The period between 900 CE and 1500 CE between the end of the Classic Period and the Spanish conquest

• The Postclassic Period is the time period in African history from 1000 to 1500 AD.
• The Postclassic Period is the time period in Asian history from 1500 to 1800 AD.
• The Postclassic Period is the time period in European history from 500 to 1000 AD.

Why is Teotihuacan, Mexico significant?

• Its the greatest city in Americas
  Had monumental planning
  Worshipped god of water

• Its medieval castles and fortresses.

• Its ancient Greek temples and ruins.

• Its modern skyscrapers and buildings.

Who is Quetzalcoatl?

• A famous Greek philosopher
• Aztec nature god, feathered serpent, his disappearance and promised return coincided with the arrival of Cortes

• A type of tropical bird
• A character from a popular video game

Who is Netzahualcoyotl?

• A poet and king of the city-state of Texcoco, which was part of the Aztec Empire (1402-1472)

• A renowned scientist in pre-Columbian Mexico
• A professional athlete in ancient Mexico
• A famous chef in modern-day Mexico

Who were the Calpulli?

• Clans in Aztec society, later expanded to include residential groups that distributed land and provided labor and warriors.

• A religious sect in medieval Europe
• A group of Viking warriors
• A type of ancient Roman gladiator