Jump to content

Pre-Columbian Americas: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:


[[Prehispanic Mesoamerica]]
See
* [[Prehispanic Mesoamerica]]
* [[Pre-Columbian Americas]]


[[Pre-Columbian Americas]]


First civilizations in Americas
== pre-pottery Andean civilization ==
* west-slope of the Andes
* changes in elevation within close proximity
** provided multiple ecological environments
** variety of
** access to the ocean
* population growth along three river valleys
** Fortaleza, Pativilca, Caral-Supe rivers


=== Caral-Supe, Peru, 3,000-1800 BC ===
=== Norte Chico civilization, 3500-1800 BC ===


* [[File:PiramidesdeCaral.JPG|thumb|PiramidesdeCaral|alt=PiramidesdeCaral.JPG]]the oldest city in the Americas is "Caral-Supe" in Peru
=== City of Caral ===
* pre-Incan, approx 3,000 BC
[[File:PiramidesdeCaral.JPG|thumb|Pyramids at Caral-Supe]]
* the oldest city in the Americas is "Caral-Supe" or "Caral" in Peru
** "Caral" is the city
** "Supe" = the valley
* built approx. 3,000 BC
** contemporaneous (same time) with Ancient Egypt
** contemporaneous (same time) with Ancient Egypt
* population was approx, 3,000
* population was approx, 3,000
Line 21: Line 33:
* shows no signs of warfare of defensive structures
* shows no signs of warfare of defensive structures


==== Collapse ====


* earthquakes
* wind-blown sand and sediment from wind shift towards inland from the sea
** disrupted agriculture
** disrupted fisheries