Pre-Columbian America What was America like before the Arrival of the Europeans?

Pre-Columbian Pre-Columbian AmericaAmerica

What was America like before What was America like before the Arrival of the Europeans?the Arrival of the Europeans?

America before Columbus…America before Columbus…

Around 12,ooo b.c.e. humans cross Bering Straight

50-75 mil. In Amer. By 1500 C.E.

Civilizations of the SouthCivilizations of the South

Incas of Peru:

paved roads

AMAZING architecture

Complex political system

MesoAmericaMesoAmerica

Mayans:

central Mexico

ag. system, numbers, calendars, written lang.

Aztecs:

Ed. and med. Systems, human sacrifice

Tenochtitlan = GREAT city

North American CivilizationsNorth American Civilizations

Pacific North WestPacific North West

- - hunting, gathering, hunting, gathering, fishing…fishing…

The Middle – Mound PeopleThe Middle – Mound PeopleCahokia - Cahokia - IllinoisIllinois

Serpent’s Mound - Serpent’s Mound - OhioOhio

Cahokia TodayCahokia Today

North East – Woodland TribesNorth East – Woodland Tribes

AlgonquinAlgonquin – big language – big language groupgroup

Iroquois ConfederationIroquois Confederation – – big and powerfulbig and powerful

Secoton village - Virginia 1585

South West – The PueblosSouth West – The PueblosChaco Canyon Chaco Canyon – New Mexico– New Mexico

Mesa Verde - Mesa Verde - ColoradoColorado

Taos - New MexicoTaos - New Mexico

Vinland Map – 1434 c.e.Vinland Map – 1434 c.e.

Columbian ExchangeColumbian ExchangeTest your knowledge of the “New” World!Test your knowledge of the “New” World!

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