Georgia Gwinnett College Pre-Columbian Americas Essay

 

 

Using ONLY the sources available under one of the subheadings below, explain: (1) what kinds of sources we have to examine your chosen civilization; and (2) what the linked sources suggest were the most important developments in your chosen civilization. You can page through exhibits, databases, and articles if they are more than one page, but do not use outside sources to develop your points.

Develop your initial post into several paragraphs totaling about 200 words. Be sure to include internal citations and directly reference the linked sources. Also, include a bibliography listing all of your consulted sources at the bottom of your post.

Sources for Inca:

• Smithsonian Exhibit
• Khipu Database Project
• Inca Pottery
• Inca textiles
• Inca architecture
• Inca mummy
• Inca agriculture
• Guanman Poma

OR

Sources for Cahokia:

• Designed landscape
• Cahokia artifacts
• burial mounds
• regional influence
• decline of Cahokia

OR

Sources for Olmecs:

• Stone heads
• jade artifacts
• white clay sculptures
• stone block
• stone block 2
• regional influence