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Bering Straits
land brige attaching Africa and Asia during the Ice Age.
What was the path of Asian Hunters
25,000 yrs ago, asian hunters crossed the Bering Straits following bison and mammoths
Where did the Asian hunters eventually go?
They spread throughout North America, Central America and the Caribbean Islands
maize
corn
Mesoamerica
present day Mexico and Central America
pre-Columbian Civilizations
they existed in the Americans before the arrival of Columbus 1492
Where did the Mayan civilization begin?
they began in the rainforests of present day Guatemala
Where did the Mayans migrate?
They went Northward to the Yucatan Peninsula which is present day Mexico
Chichen Itza
a well preserved Mayan city with many high stone pryamids
Mayan Buildings
huge cities in the jungle that had large palaces, temples and pyramids
Mayan Writing Systems
The Mayans developed a complex hieroglyphics, which was their writing system using pictures
Mayan Math and science
developed a complex numbering system starting with zero. Their calendar consisted of 365 days
Mayan Artists
Painted colorful murals to decorate their pyramids palaces and temples
Aztecs
several Native American groups living in Central Mexico from 1300. They fought to conquer other people of the region
Aztecs beliefs
They believed in the sun god that needed blood to move across the sky. They sacrificed humans from other nations.
Inca Empire
1200-1535 settled along the Pacific coast and the Andes Mountains of South America.
Where did the Incas move?
Across the Andes into present day Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile
What did the Incas build?
stone roads stretching thousands of miles to unite their empire
Incas quipi
bundles of knotted colored ropes to count and keep records
What were the Incas crops?
potatoes and root crops that resisted cold
What was the Incas animals
Ilamas and alpacas for their food and wool
Inca buildings
vast stone buildings high in the Andes
Machu Picchu
an ancient Inca fortress city high in the Andes Mountains, made of stone fitting together