Oasisamérica – Concept, location, characteristics and culturesOnline version Oasisamerica by Sofía Montserrat Álvarez Armenta 1 What is Oasisamerica? a One of the cultural regions that existed long before the arrival of the conquerors Spanish, and in which different aboriginal populations flourished. b An effectively dry region, but with important injections of water in the form of important rivers and lagoons (now dried), which allowed a much more benign climate and the development of certain agricultural techniques by its inhabitants. c The area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished. 2 Which are some characteristics of Oasisamerica? Choose one or more answers a It is located in valleys with a dry climate and sparse vegetation. b It is rich in mineral deposits c Oasisamerican cultures were forced to store rainwater and build canals d Its inhabitants were nomads or semi-nomads 3 Where is located Oasisamerica? a In the territorires of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, part of Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. b It was located in the arid and wild regions of the Mexican North and the American South c It was located in the north of the current Mexican territory and south of the current United States 4 Which were the three great local cultures that emerged in Oasisamerica? Written answer 5 Which were the three minor cultures that emerged in Oasisamerica? Written answer 6 Between which years Oasisamerica flourished? a 15th and 12th centuries B.C. b 1105-1205 c 1205-1261 7 When was abondoned? a 1340 b 1341 c 1342 d 1350 8 Where is located Anazasi? a Utah b Arizona c New Mexico d Colorado 9 Why Oasisamerica was abandoned? Written answer 10 What difference Oasisamerica from Mesoamerica and Aridoamerica? Written answer Feedback 1 Good luck!!! :) 2 Good luck!!! :) 3 Good luck!!! :) 4 Good luck!!! :) 5 Good luck!!! :) 6 Good luck!!! :) 7 Good luck!!! :) 8 Good luck!!! :) 9 Good luck!!! :) 10 Good luck!!! :)
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