Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 6: EARLY SOCIETIES IN THE AMERICAS AND OCEANIA

Study Questions

1
How did humans come to settle in all parts of the Americas and in Oceania?
2
What traditions begun by the Olmec were later adopted by other Mesoamerican societies?
3
How did the religion of the Maya reflect and reinforce their economy and governmental structure?
4
What role did human sacrifice play in early American societies?
5
For what were the people of the Teotihuacan culture most noted?
6
How did the geography of South America influence the development of the early complex societies there?
7
Compare and contrast the societies that existed under the Chavín cult and the Mochica State.
8
Where and how did agriculture spread in Oceania?
9
Describe the origins and development and the decline of the Lapita society.
10
In general, how did political structures evolve on the islands of Oceania?
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