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27 Cards in this Set
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Contact Between Spaniards And the people of the andes
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Had Significant Socila, economic, and political consequences
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People of the Andes
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Refers to a number of ancient civilizations in the andes region of South America
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The Nazca
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Emerged in Southern Peru 2000 B.P
BTW AD200 and 700 they created intericate ground drawings |
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The Moche People
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AD100-AD800
Became a cultural force on the coast of peru Were architects, metal workers and potters |
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The Inca
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AD1200
Built upon many cultural practices already established in the andes region The Emperor Demanded obedience through a complex heiarchy of social classes Had no system of writing, used strings instead Invaded by the spanish in 1532 and destroyed 10 years later |
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The Olmec People
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In the Tabasco region of Mexico
Emerged 3500 B.P Focused on stone covered, temple mounds Developed Symbols and Pictograms- like heiroglyphs Developed a calender- bar and dot system carved Stone heads Developed Extensive trade routes with other groups. Faded away by 2400 B.P |
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The Maya
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Yucatan Peninsula Southern Mexico
Most powerful btw AD200 and 800 Built large religious centres w/ huge pyramids Had heiroglypic writing Had a 365 day calender 14 million at the Maya peak- influence collapsed and are not significant anymore |
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The Aztec
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The Valley of Mexico
Emerges A.D 1200- peak 1500 Built Huge stone pyramids & temples Conquered neighboring tribes Had a central capital, and a large population- 20mil Invaded by the spanish in 1519 |
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Domesticates of the Americas
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Some animals and plants were domesticated for human use
Ex: Rice, cow, almond |
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Native American Animal Domestication
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Few domesticated animals
Dogs for transport, protection, hunting Horses- not native to the US. Rapidly domesticated from spanish horses Llama for wool, transport, food |
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Ancient Native Americans- migration and diversity
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Many theories about ancient migration- ancient aboriginies, the solutreans, the ancient mongolids
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The American Aborigine Theory
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Ancestors of australian aborigines arriving in americas 50000 years ago
moved in small boats |
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The Solutreans
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19000 years ago
Possibly moved from ancient europe |
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Ancient Mongolids
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Ancestors of modern Indians
12000 BP Moved through a land bridge between N.A and asia in the ice age Descendants: Native americans |
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The Land Bridge Theory
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14000 years ago- ancient mongolids crossed a land bridge btw asia and americas
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Megafauna
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Giant Mammal Species
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Native American Diversity
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Natives are genetically related, but not culturally related.
Over time, cultures developed great diversity |
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Language Diversity
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500 yrs ago
100 million people speaking 600 different languages |
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Culture Grouops- Eastern Woodlands
Iroquois, delaware, pequot |
Enviroment: Forest, lakes, warm climate, hills, open fields
Shelter: Longhouse- large wood and bark houses Food: Corn, deer, berries, fish, birds, squash Customs/Traditions: Men hunt, women farm Matriarchy: WOman elders pick male cheif |
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Other Groups
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The Great Plains
The Northwest Coast THe Southwest The Inuit |
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Areas and their impact on cultural behaviors
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Subartic: Nomadic hunters and trappers
Southeastern: farmers Plateau: Seminomadic and huntergatherers Cali: Seminomadic gatherers Carribean: Fishing and gathering |
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Roman Empire
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Multicultural empire tied together w/ dominant roman culture
Language: Latin Government: Provincial System Law: Twelve Tables Religion: Roman Pantheon of gods Became the foudation of eurocentrism |
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Europe AD500
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Middle Ages
Infastructure and communication links disintegrate |
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Beginning of Globalization
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Viking Expansion
The crusades The forming of the silk road |
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Viking Expansion
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Conquered most of coastal europe during middle ages
L'anse aux meadows- remains of a viking village Had extensive contact with the inuit |
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The Crusades
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A series of wars btw European christians and middle eastern moslems
Europeans wanted their religious land back from the moslems Crusader Armies would march into moslem territory and loot cities and slaughter innocent people Crusaders believed that they were superior to the moslems (eurocentric) Also expanded the 'world vew" of europeans. resulted in far connections with people in central asia and the far east |
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Cathay
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Crusaders admired chinese silk and spices being traded
EUropeans began to become obsessed with trade possibilities in cathay |
