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Diversity and Unity

The year is 1492, and you live on an island in the Caribbean. One day you see a giant boat topped by strange white cloths. Men climb into smaller boats and row toward you. You have never seen men like this. They have pale skin and wear heavy, colorful clothing. You wonder what will happen when they land.

What happens when different societies meet?

• What can different societies learn from each other?

• What might they want to gain from each other?

• What positive and negative things might happen when they meet?

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1492 The European explorer Columbus lands in the Americas.

Image1200s The Aztecs conquer much of central Mexico.

1100s The city of Cahokia flourishes in what is now Illinois.

800s Maize is widely grown in what is now the southeastern United States.

200s The Maya are using hieroglyphic writing.

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Early 600s Muhammad begins the religion of Islam in Arabia.

476 Western Roman Empire ends. Over time, Europe splits into small kingdoms.

About 6 B.C.  Jesus of Nazareth is born. His teachings become the basis for Christianity.

1096 Europeans begin the Crusades to capture the Holy Land from followers of Islam.

1324 Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali, travels to Islam's holy city. Word of his gold spreads to Europe.

1481 Portuguese traders begin to build a fort near Benin in Africa.

Main Idea

Ancient peoples came from Asia to the Americas and overtime established many diverse Native American societies.

Why It Matters Now

Some Americans today claim one or more of these culturesas part of their heritage.

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ANCIENT CULTURE LOCATION

What are the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica and North America, and where were these cultures located?

Olmec Mesoamerica

Maya Mexico and Guatemala

Hohokam

where Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico meet

Arizona

Anasazi

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Mississippians

eastern United States

eastern United States

• How did the development of farming lead to the growth of civilization?

• How were the Pueblo like their ancestors, the Hohokam and Anasazi?

• How did the formation of the Iroquois League benefit its member nations?

Comparing

How did tribes such as the Hohokam and the Iroquoisadapt to living in their environment?

Think About

• Hohokam agriculture • Iroquois farming

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Main Idea

Why It Matters Now

The changes taking place in West Africa and Europe helped shape European exploration of the Americas.

By 1500, the peoples of West Africa and Europe developed sophisticated civilizations.

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How has the Renaissance changed art and learning?

study of humanismincreased study of history, philosophy, literature

printing press, which spread learning

more realism in art rediscovery of classical science and exposure to algebra

Renaissance

• How did Ghana’s ruler benefit from controlling the gold-salt trade?

• How did Islam spread within West Africa?

• What caused feudalism to develop?

Contrasting

How did the Renaissance differ from the European Middle Ages?

Think About

• the economy• how power was distributed• the authority of the church

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Main Idea

As Europeans searched for sea routes to Asia, Christopher Columbus reached the Americas.

Why It Matters Now

Columbus’s journey permanently linked the Americas to the rest of the world.

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What were the effects of Columbus’s voyages? Which were positive and which were negative?

Enslavement and death of Taino

Further European explorations

Conflict with Taino

Failure to bring back treasures

Europeans realized Americas were a previously unknown land

Spanish colonization

COLUMBUS’S VOYAGES

• Why was Prince Henry eager to find an all-water route to Asia?

• Why did Spain's king and queen decide to support Columbus's first voyage?

• Why was Columbus disappointed by the outcome of his four voyages to the Americas?

Analyzing Points of View

Explain how people might have viewed Columbus's first voyage. Give reasons fortheir points of view.

Think About

• Columbus• Queen Isabella• a Taino chief

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REVIEW QUESTIONS

ANSWERS: READ AND TAKE NOTES

1 What are two theories about migration to the Americas?

2 For what purposes did the Mound Builders construct earthen mounds?

3 What enabled the Aztecs to build a strong empire?

4 How did the Iroquois League come about?

5 What enabled Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all to grow rich?

6 Did Islam become more or less influential in West Africa from the 700s to the 1400s? Explain.

7 How did the manor system work during the Middle Ages?

8 How did the Crusades increase European interest in trade?

9 Why did non-Italian Europeans seek new trade routes to Asia?

10 How did Columbus miscalculate the distance to Asia?

TRADE TECHNOLOGY RELIGION ART

AMERICAS

WESTAFRICA

EUROPE

Trade spread culture.Groups exchanged regional products.

irrigationmound buildingseashell andbone tools

sacred placessacred animals and natural forces

rock paintings

Gold was traded for salt.Kingdoms grew rich on trade.

Yoruba cast metal sculpture

traditional African religionsIslam

wood, ivory, and metal sculptures

Trade declined during Middle Ages.Crusades spurred trade.Italy controlled trade with East.

printing presscaravels

Christianitysplit between Catholics and Protestants

paintings

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