Pre-ColumbianAmerica

Pre-Colombian North America

First Arrivals

Pre-Columbian South America

Major Andean Cultures,

900 b.c.–a.d. 1432

Map from Haughton Mifflin

Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Cultures1000BC – 1519AD

Map from Haughton Mifflin

Major Indian Cultures of Central & South America

Maya• __________ __________

• __________ __________ __________

Aztec• __________ __________

• Ruled __________ when __________ __________ in _____

Inca• __________ __________ of __________ __________

• Empire stretched 1,000 miles from __________ to __________

• Survived until __________ __________ in _____

Major Indian Cultures of North America

Selected Americans of 1500AD

Major Indian Cultures of North America

Adena-Hopwell (____ BC-____AD)• __________ __________ __________

• Evidence suggests a __________, __________ social structure• Developed elaborate __________ __________

Mississippian culture (AD __________ - __________) • __________ __________ __________

• Intensive __________, substantial _____, ______ _______

Pueblo-Hohokam-Anasazi (____ BC to present)• __________ __________ culture• __________ __________

Native American Handicaps

_______________ _______________

No true __________ __________

No __________ __________ or __________

__________ __________ (Spanish _________ _________) __________ __________ and __________ __________

Made them susceptible to __________ and __________ strategies