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    The Americas – Period 2 consist of North America and Latin America 600-600 CE. Many changes happened whether they were political, economic, or social. Changes over time for North America included trade expansion, tribal government, and agriculture. For South America changes were in the pyramids, Mayan astronomy, and village organization. North America's change in trade expansion and continuity in village life, nomadism, polytheism, and shamanism. Latin America's change in Pyramids, ceremonial…

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    The Aztecs

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    During the early years of Mesoamerica three major groups ruled the lands. One of those groups was the Aztecs which ruled over the most amount of land during the time. One of their reasons for getting such a vast amount of land is because of their outstanding warfare ways. During the time the Aztecs could be called the strongest because of their scholarly Reasons for battle, their dangerous weapons and their skilled warriors. The Aztecs were well known warriors who controlled a vast amount of…

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    The Aztec tribe is one of the largest and most intelligent Indian nations ever to exist on this earth. Almost every part of the Aztec culture was the most advanced in that time compared to the other European tribes. The civilization contained about 14 million people that lived in towns and cities across what we know today as Mexico. Tenochtitlan was the main capital city constructed in the Valley of Mexico on islands in Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs had advanced weapons, armour, and great…

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    According to Brandner, along the east coast of Mexico there are evidences of language and mathematical relationships in the pre-classic period, before 200 BC going back before eighteen hundred B.C., the period is much larger in terms of structural influences of the American and central American native peoples. It might be possible that some of the Maya migrated to Southeastern North America. A connection possibly as far west to Choco canyon and north up to Wisconsin then as far East as the…

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    The Minoans were the first European civilization, they existed on crete which is now a part of Greece now. The Minoans have an important place in world history, as building the first civilization to appear on soil. The Minoans are famous for the palace Knossos, which was built around a central courtyard. The Minoans were named by Sir Arthur Evans, he got their name from King Minos. Most of the Minoans lived in small villages and made their living from farming. They grew wheat, barley, grapes,…

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    History: The Stone Age

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    Humans in the New Stone Age made sharp blades and arrowheads made of flint or obsidian (right). Neolithic people developed agriculture3 and domestication4. This meant that they could stay in one place and build permanent settlements. Since they could stay in one location, people could now construct sturdier homes. These houses were…

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    Europe used metal While the indians used obsidian as weapons . northeast indians such as the iroquois lived in longhouses made of bark from trees while the europeans live in buildings or temples. Mesoamerica the maya , built large stone temples , palaces , & bridges while the incs of the south america created their own civilization. Less populated the North AMerica had several farming cultures while indians looked for seeds and looked for roots . The Hopewell , another farming…

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    Archaeologists have investigated several significant evidences of the origins of ancient civilizations for the areas we call old world and new world. For the word of “old world,” it is meant the civilization around the near east, Mesopotamia and Egypt. On the other hand, the new world refers to the civilization of Mesoamerica, such as, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Both civilizations might be characterized their societies into more complexity in early period. They captured similarities and differences…

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    Name, Time period and achievements) Economics (Resources, production, needs, transportation, division of labor, technology, type of economy) Spoke their own Mayan language. Mined in the highlands and got valuable resources such as jade and obsidian. Farmed in the lowlands and grew corn, beans, chili peppers, pineapple, and avocados. They were very successful in trade in the cities and would trade minerals and crops. Because they had little land they created a farming system called…

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    1.) The first artifact that show evidence of ritualism in Ancient China the Mao Gong Ding. This artifact shows how successful of a ruler King Li and King Xuan were. It was also something to represent how ethical of a ruler they were. This artifact was created by Duke of Mao, who was assigned by King Xuan to take care of all governing matters. The Duke of Mao created this piece of work to honor King Li and his reign. The Mao Gong Ding is a big three – legged cauldron made out of bronze (bronze…

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