NOTE TAKING ORGANIZER CHAPTER 1
Findings Summary
THE APPEARANCE OF THE
FOMATIVE STAGE
*Something that
anthropologists agreed was
that civilization cannot
appear until productive
agricultural system
appeared
*Formative Stage was
characterized by the
appearance of large
permanent communities
which got their food from
farming.
ORIGINS OF AGRICULTURE
*Until men achieved
productive agriculture they
were transplanting and
protecting particular species
of plants.
*The coast of Peru has the
best record of early
planting.
*The basic staples during
the New World are corn and
manioc and potatoes in the
cold highlands.
Important Quotes Personal Connection Source New Vocabulary and
or Response Meaning
Anthropologists said
that civilization could
not appear until This chapter has
productive agricultural “Civilization cannot helped me to
system was developed. appear until understand how Irrigation: Supply area
productive agricultural civilization started with Ancient Ecuador with water.
In the New Word system has been the activity of farming Culture, Clay and
appeared large and developed” and how it has been Creativity Genetic makeup :
permanent ANTROPOLOGISTS developing to become 3000-300 B. C. genetic appearance
communities that in what it is nowadays.
derived greater part of text by Intake: amount taken
their food from I could know that Donald W. Lathrap in
farming and the basic “Our best record of communities of this
staples are corn and early planting in the kind which started catalogue by Yardstick: a standard
manioc and in the New World comes with this activity come Donald Collier and used to judge the
highlands of Central from the coast of from Mexico and some Helen Chandra quality, value or
Andes, the potato. Peru” countries of South 110 pages. success of something.
ANTROPOLOGISTS America.
The incipient farmers
developed patterns of
land clearing and
weeding and finally
fertilization and
irrigation.
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Findings
THE ECONOMY OF THE
FORMATIVE STAGE
*Valdivia culture initial
discoveries were near to the
seashores.
*Molluscan and crustacean
resources of the shore were
taken by Valdivia people.
*Ocean fishing was an
activity practiced at a fairly
sophisticated and
productive level by this
culture.
DEPENDENCE ON
AGRICULTURE
*The practice of agriculture
was well acquainted by
Valdivia Culture.
* Corn was not the only
important crop during the
Formative Stage of Coastal
Ecuador but also the
manioc.
MACHALILLA AND
CHORRERA DEVELOPMETS
Agriculture represented and
economic practice for
Machalilla and Chorrera
peoples
NOTE TAKING ORGANIZER CHAPTER 2
Summary Important Quotes Personal Connection Source New Vocabulary and
or Response Meaning
The initial discovery of “Not all Valdivia sites During this chapter I
Valdivia people was in are oriented entirely or have learnt how Fishhooks: a piece
locations near to the even primarily toward Valdivia Culture used to attach,
seashore. the sea” developed, where they Ancient Ecuador suspend, fasten or lift
PRESLEY NORTON, were settled and the Culture, Clay and another object.
Valdivia sites contain a CARLOS ZEVALLOS activities they Creativity
moderate amount of MENDENDEZ AND practiced to survive 3000-300 B. C. Stone reamers: tool
marine shell. It is clear JORGE MARCOS that were agriculture for forming or
that they took and fishing. text by enlarging holes
advantage from “The probable Donald W. Lathrap
molluscan and presence of the heddle Also I could learn Heddle looms: one of
crustacean resources. loom in the Valdivia something about catalogue by the sets of vertical
context argues that Machalilla and Donald Collier and cords or wires in the
There are still other the textile industry of Chorrera people. They Helen Chandra frame of a loom that
indications that people coastal Ecuador was made effigy vessels 110 pages. guides the warp
responsible for much in advance of that explain in part the threads
Valdivia were well that of coastal in Peru ways as they lived.
acquainted with the during the second and
practice of agriculture third millenniums B.C.”
ANTROPOLOGISTS
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