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Chapter 1: Exploration and the Colonial Era
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Journal • Write a brief dialogue that might have taken place among the
Native Americans observing the European ship.
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Ancient Cultures in the Americas• 20,000 B.C. a land bridge exists between Asia and Alaska
across Bering Straight• 8,000 B.C. temperatures warm -> agriculture develops ->
people plant crops in Mexico• Ancient American societies• Olmec in southern Mexico (1200 B.C.-400 B.C.)• Maya in Guatemala (A.D. 250 – 900 A.D.)• Aztecs in Mexico (1200 – 1500s)• Inca dominate west coast of S. America (1200 – 1500s)
• Built cities and ceremonial centers, empires,
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Native American Societies of the 1400s
• Hohokam and the Anasazi introduce crops (corn, beans, squash) into American S. West
• northern Cali = Nootka hunt ocean for whales
• New Mexico + Arizona = Pueblo tribes grow corn + beans -> live in multi-story adobe houses
• NY = Iroquois hunt deer and bears 5
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Common Characteristics• Land was not to be
sold• Extensive trade routes• Cultures suited for
their environment• Natural world is filled
with spirits• Basic unit of
organization = family• Birth, marriage, death
guided by tradition6
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West African Societies of the 1400s• 600 – 1600 dominant
empires = Ghana, Mali, Songhai• Control of trans-Sahara
trade• Kingdoms of Benin and
Kongo • Strong govts., powerful
rulers, collective ownership of land• Importance of family,
tradition and belief in one creator
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West African Societies of the 1400s• Timbuktu, center of
trading network that connects W. Africa to ports in N. Africa• Islam brought by
traders from N. African traders• Portuguese set up
trading posts in W. Africa 8
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Assignment: Ch. 1 Sec. 1 People Achievements
Ancient Americans
Native Americans
West Africans
Define and explain the significance of the following:
Beringia land bridge, Anasazi, Pueblo, Songhai9