HIST 309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Stratification, Tres Zapotes, Teotihuacan
16 Dec 2017
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Development of large sedentary states (mesoamerica, andes) The americas on the eve of conquest. There are theories that they came from asia, as well as other theories that there were more waves of migration. Also, that they came down the coasts. Small bands of hunter gatherers, traded between populations. Started changing with 2 major developments in agriculture domestication of the potato in the andes (8000-7000bc), became a staple food, allowed development of small settlements, stay in areas and not only hunt and gather. Domestication of corn in mesoamerica (7000bc) climate change horses and mammoths disappeared, had to hunt smaller animals, started gathering more fruits and nuts etc. Also domesticated beans and squash became the diet of the centre of the continent. Term coined by paul kirchhoff means middle america; half of mexico, guatemala, el. Evolved in parallel; cultural similarities grounded in constant interaction between the cultural groups. Corn is extremely important in the whole of mesoamerica.
