CONCEPT MAP

Key Concepts: Key Vocabulary:

Tundra

Clan

Indentured workers

Moche civilization

Litters

Human and Physical Geography

Growth of peoples in North America

Growth of peoples in Meso America

Topic:

The World of the Americas

Contributions

(math, astronomy, science, arts, architecture

Role of Maize

Religion

Examples:

How did agriculture arise in the Americas?

What were the earliest crops in the Americas?

How did the Mayan civilizations to river valley and classical civil. of Eurasia?

What brought about the decline of the Mayans?

Enduring Understanding (s): The first Americans had advanced cultures. _________________________________________________

Essential Question (s): What were the major features of the stateless societies developed in N. America? Who were the first Americas? _______________________________________________________

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