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Beringia |
Land bridge paleo-Indians used to travel across the Americas |
They wore BEAR skins made into fRINGE, YA |
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Paleo-Indians |
Groups that traveled through the Americas who were nomadic hunters and eventually grew into complex Native American civilizations we know to be settled and advanced in scientific knowledge |
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Mayan Civilization |
Modern day Mexico and Guatemala - Mezzo America. Series of city states with no centralized government. Lived among each other in peace due to a natural social order in place despite their lack of centralized government. One of the first successful complex tribes with a well-organized system of roads and cities. Overcome by enemy tribes in about 8th century because of their lack of strong government |
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Aztec Civilization |
Known for being brutal warriors. Most powerful and feared civilization before the Spanish conquered them. |
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Tenochtitlán |
Capital city of Aztec civilization - modern Mexico City. Sophisticated and complex with a population of about 300,000. |
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Inca Civilization |
Modern Peru, emerging about 12th century. Sophisticated in writing, math, farming, roads, and bridges. Huge complex road system connected 12 million people throughout Andes Mountains. Mined gold and silver for daily uses other than currency. Also fell to European invaders |
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The Pueblo Peoples |
Modern day New Mexico, Arizona, and West Texas. Built tall buildings for defense. Perfected farming, fishing, and hunting, but not as sophisticated in maths and sciences. Vast trading networks |
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Mississippians (Mound Builders) |
Large, nomadic civilization emerging from 1000 BC to 8th century. Obsessed with death and built huge burial sites out of mounds of dirt (hence the name Mound Builders). Droughts and war caused collapse of society as a whole, but survivors fanned across America and adapted to other cultures. |
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Cahokia |
Modern day St. Louis -capital city of Mississippians. One of the largest cities in North America with as many as 30,000 people. Trade hub for entire Iowa River Valley |
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