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World History Volume 1, to 1500

Application and Reflection Questions

World History Volume 1, to 1500Application and Reflection Questions

Application and Reflection Questions

1 .
Why do you think maize agriculture became very common in Mesoamerica but was of only minor importance in South America?
2 .
If evidence of 15,000-year-old rafts and canoes was found along the Pacific coast, how might this change our understanding of early migration in the Americas?
3 .
Do you think the Olmec culture was a “mother culture” for the later Mesoamerican civilizations? Why or why not?
4 .
If you were a visitor to an Olmec or Maya city, what would you experience from the start of your stay to the end?
5 .
What do you think life was like for the Anasazi living in the cliffside dwellings? What might a member of the community experience during a typical day?
6 .
How might you have responded to acts of human sacrifice if you lived in the Aztec Empire? Why?
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