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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!
potatopotato TomatoTomato OnionOnion pepperspeppers BananaBanana PineapplePineapple citruscitrus grapesgrapes sweet potatosweet potato squashsquash PumpkinPumpkin
horsehorse cattlecattle pigpig SheepSheep TurkeyTurkey CacaoCacao coffeecoffee olivesolives wheatwheat RiceRice sugarsugar tobaccotobacco
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