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In the beginningIn the beginning
Archaeologists believe people first Archaeologists believe people first came to America 20,000 to 50,000came to America 20,000 to 50,000
Crossed the land bridge at the Crossed the land bridge at the Bearing SeaBearing Sea
First Americans had no written First Americans had no written recordsrecords
Archaeologists dig to find artifacts Archaeologists dig to find artifacts (tools, weapons, bones, etc..) to learn (tools, weapons, bones, etc..) to learn about ancient people about ancient people
South Western NativesSouth Western Natives
Pueblo Indians Pueblo Indians built large built large apartments along apartments along steep cliffssteep cliffs
Built irrigation Built irrigation canals to water canals to water crops (corns and crops (corns and beans)beans)
Religion was Religion was importantimportant
North West Natives North West Natives
Food was plentifulFood was plentiful Fish from the Fish from the
ocean, animals and ocean, animals and nuts and berries nuts and berries from the forestfrom the forest
Used wood in Used wood in many waysmany ways
Homes, totem Homes, totem poles, canoes, poles, canoes, clothesclothes
Great Plains NativeGreat Plains Native
Life was toughLife was tough Land was flat and Land was flat and
treelesstreeless Hunted buffalo to Hunted buffalo to
survivesurvive Nomadic lifeNomadic life
Mound BuildersMound Builders
Lived near Ohio and Lived near Ohio and Mississippi riversMississippi rivers
Built mounds Built mounds sometimes 50 ft highsometimes 50 ft high
Found pearls from Found pearls from Pacific suggest they Pacific suggest they were excellent were excellent traders traders
By 1500’s mound By 1500’s mound builders faded awaybuilders faded away
Iroquois NationIroquois Nation
Settled in the north Settled in the north eastern forestseastern forests
Hunter, Gatherers, Hunter, Gatherers, farmersfarmers
Corn, beans, and Corn, beans, and squashsquash
Lived in long housesLived in long houses Ideas of government Ideas of government
influence American influence American Government Government
A.D. 300 and 900A.D. 300 and 900 Built many citiesBuilt many cities Worshipped many Worshipped many
gods, Sun god was gods, Sun god was most importantmost important
Believe in human Believe in human sacrificessacrifices
About 900 left About 900 left cities and vanishedcities and vanished
AZTECAZTEC Create written Create written
languagelanguage Great buildersGreat builders 11 million in empire11 million in empire Worshipped many Worshipped many
godsgods Sun and War god Sun and War god
was the most was the most importantimportant
Sacrificed humans Sacrificed humans
AZTECAZTEC
Capital: TenochtitlánCapital: Tenochtitlán Built on island in Built on island in
lakelake Bridges connected Bridges connected
the island to the the island to the mainlandmainland
Tenochtitlán was Tenochtitlán was larger and cleaner larger and cleaner than any city in than any city in Europe at that timeEurope at that time
IncaInca Civilization Civilization Built empire in Built empire in
Andes mtns.Andes mtns. Built roads and Built roads and
bridges to connect bridges to connect citiescities
Grew food using Grew food using terracesterraces
Poor people were not Poor people were not allowed to go hungryallowed to go hungry
Built irrigation Built irrigation canals canals
On the Eve of On the Eve of 14921492
Millions of native Americans lived in Millions of native Americans lived in North and South AmericaNorth and South America
Spoke hundreds of languagesSpoke hundreds of languages All of that would change when the All of that would change when the
Europeans arrivedEuropeans arrived