Americas - Discussion

Ali commented on an aspect of the pre-Columbian American civilizations that I find really fascinating. They are still mysteries and things unsolved. We have clues and can infer what life was like for these people during those times, but it's all conjecture. It is really interesting to me to think about the possibilities about why these civilizations ended or were abandoned.

Chanel described the Olmec civilization, the "rubber people." Before the lecture and reading, I had no idea that they used rubber during this time. I thought that rubber originated in Africa or South Asia. I didn't realize that the rubber tree it is actually indigenous to South America was exported to these other places that produce it.

You can see their blogs here: 

http://www.history1and.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-americas.html

http://www.history1cac.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-americas.html