Traditions and Encounters, 2/e

Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i

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 Olmecs 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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