original people in the americas migrants from asia
estimated population in americas in 1490s 50 million to 100 million people
built remarkable cities in the rain forests of mayas
the yucatan peninsula between 300 and
800
developed powerful empire in mexico and aztecs
central america
aztec capital that had a population of tenochtitlan
200,000
developed vast empire in south america, incas
based in peru
developed highly organized societies, carried on an extensive trade, made
3 similarities among civilizations of mayas,
calendars based on accurate scientific observations, cultivated crops for stable food
aztecs, and incas
supply
main crop of mayas and aztecs corn
main crop of incas potatoes
how many american indian language 20
families
Algonquian in the Northeast, Siouan on the Great Plains, and Athabaskan in the
largest american indian language families
Southwest
how many distance languages in the 400
americas
three southwest settlements Hokokam, Anasazi, and Pueblos
these groups evolved .... supported by .... multifaceted societies, farming with irrigation systems
southwest settlement housing in caves, under cliffs, and in multistoried buildings
.... took toll on southwest settlements drought and other hostile natives
how was southwest settlements way of life arid land and their stone and masonry dwellings
preserved?
northwest settlements housing permanent longhouses or plank houses
northwest settlements diet based on .... hunting, fishing, and gathering nuts, berries, and roots
northwest settlements carved .... to save .... totem poles, stories, legends, and myths
, why were tribes isolated in the northwest high mountain ranges created barriers to development
types of great plains people nomadic hunters or sedentary people who farmed and traded
what did nomadic hunt buffalo
what did buffalo provide food, decorations, crafting tools, knives, and clothing
great plains nomadic housing tepees
great plains farming housing earthen lodges along rivers
great plains farmed what corn, beans, squash
what did american indians acquire in 17th horses
century
.... used the horse to move from farming to lakota sioux, hunting
....
.... was common in great plains migration
example of migration in great plains apaches migrated southward from canada to texas
who lived in midwest settlements east of woodland american indians
mississippi river
where were permanent settlements mississippi and ohio river valleysc
located in midwest settlements
what were permanent settlements of rich food supply supported by hunting, fishing, and agriculture
midwest supported by
.... created earthen mounds in ohio adena hopewell culture
large settlement in midwest in present day cahokia
east st. louis, illinois
how did people get to NY descendants of adena-hopewell culture spread from ohio valley into NY
culture in NY combined what hunting and farming
northeast people had to move quickly why their farming techniques exhausted soil quickly
political union of five independent tribes iroquois confederation
five tribes of iroquois confederation seneca, cayuga, onondaga, oneida, and mohawk
housing in northeast multiple families related through a mother lived in longhouses
who were people of atlantic seaboard descendants of the woodland mound builders
settlements
atlantic seaboard settlements housing timber and bark lodging along rivers
Secretary of State who was responsible for
purchasing Alaskan Territory from Russia. By
William Seward
purchasing Alaska, he expanded the territory of
the country at a reasonable price. (p. 409)
This doctrine stated that European powers could
not interfere in the Western Hemisphere. In 1895
and 1896, the U.S. applied this doctrine to push
Monroe Doctrine
Great Britain to arbitrate a boundary dispute
between Venezuela and British colony of Guiana.
(p. 412)
In 1865, Secretary of State William Seward invoked
the Monroe Doctrine when Napoleon III sent
French in Mexico French troops to occupy Mexico. He threatened
U.S. military action unless France withdrew their
troops, and they did. (p. 410)
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