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America Before 1500Native American Civilizations
Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. -African Proverb
North and South America Before 1500
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The First People in America
Early Native
American
Societies
Sedentary(Aztecs/Inca/
Mya)
Nonsedentary
Semisedentary
Early Societies/Civilizations
Nonsedentary Semisedentary(Iroquois)
Sedentary (Inca/Mya/Aztecs)
Hunter gatherers Mix of farming and hunting/gathering
Large-scale farming
Nomadic; follow food supply
Nomadic; follow food supply
Permanent cities/villages with roads, markets, and houses
Small populations/villages(<100)
Bigger populations/villages(hundreds-thousands)
Huge populations(millions)
No political leaders, laws, taxes
Some leadership to enforce laws and taxes
Powerful tribal leaders create laws, taxes
3 societies compared and contrasted
Some of the most complex and advanced cultures of the Americas, and for that matter in the world, developed in Mesoamerica.
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Mesoamerican Indians were the first to cultivate: corn, Irish potato, sweet potatoes, manioc, several varieties
of beans, squash, pumpkins, peanuts, tomatoes, chocolate, rubber, long staple cotton, tobacco, and the use of rubber.
Mesoamerica
Location of Aztecs and Mayans in Mesoamerica
Inca Empire
Native American Culture Regions
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Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson would later praise the Iroquois League and model some of our government after theirs.
Iroquois League
Before 1500, many early civilizations died off due to disease, natural disasters, and war among tribes.
Example: Maya tribe ruled Mesoamerica from A.D. 250-900. Very advanced/complex empire but mysteriously vanished.
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Early Civilizations Decline
After migrating to the Americas in 35,000 B.C., Native Americans from 35,000 B.C. to 1500 A.D. developed complex civilizations. But, none of these civilizations, even the most advanced ones such as the Incas and Aztecs, were as advanced as European empires such as France, Spain, and England. Native Americans had no idea about European culture, technology, warfare, or disease. They would soon find out beginning in 1492.
Summing Up and Looking Forward
Mesoamerica migration sedentary, nonsedentary, and semisedentary Mya, Inca, and Aztec tribes Culture regions Eastern Woodlands and Mississippi River Valley
Tribes Great Plains Native American Region Southwest Native American Region Northwest Native American Region http://www.flashcardmachine.com/1987842/9n5x
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