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Chapter 1: Converging Cultures
Section 1: Migration to AmericaTake Extremely Good Notes- This is all the
information you will be given in my class. You will need it to pass this class.
Created By Ronna Williams
Geologists believe that the first humans came to America when the Earth’s water froze into glaciers.
As the water froze, the floor of the ocean was revealed. This provided a Land bridge for the people
to walk across into America.
WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?
The Journey From Asia The first people migrated from
Asia to North, Central, and South America during the last
Ice Age.
They reached the Americas thousands of years ago.
This migration took centuries, and people spread out across the Americas as far east as the
Atlantic Ocean and as far south as the tip of South America.
These early people crossed a land bridge from Siberia in northeastern Asia to
present-day Alaska.
This land bridge, Beringia, now lies under the waters of the Bering Strait.
These early Americans were nomads, moving from place to place in search of food.
- were skilled hunters. They used every part of the animal for food, clothing, weapons, and
tools.
Primordial Soup Theory
They believe that humans crawled out of this
Primordial Soup after they grew legs.
Some people think that the first humans
formed from a soup of bacteria , chemicals and
amino acids in
a warm pond or ocean.
Creation
Scholars believe they have determined the
actual location of the Garden of Eden. Adam &
Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden &
angels with flaming swords guarded the
Garden, so they could never return.
This Is Present Day Iraq
Hunter-Gatherers
The earliest arrivals to America were nomads. This means they moved around from place to place looking for food.
As time passed, the hunter-gathers learned how to plant
& raise crops.
Neolithic Revolution
Once they could grow food, they
developed farms. Someone had to
tend to the crops as they grew and
be there for the harvest. This caused
villages to develop around the farms.
Some of the first crops the nomads
learned to grow were squash, beans
and pumpkins, but their most
important crop was maize—another
word for corn.
When Farming Began
How Farming Changes things
As the families formed a village, not everyone had to tend to the crops.
People began to become skilled in other areas. Some fashioned arrows. Other became experienced basket weavers. Several men became expert hunters or
fishermen.
Government Begins
As the villages grew filled with many
families, there was a new need for order. You
can imagine how arguments or situations
would develop in their new way of living.
Government began to develop to settle these
disputes. In North America, this marked the
actual beginning of civilization.
Civilization
A highly organized society that has
increasing knowledge of trade, government,
arts (crafts), science, and most of the time a
written language. One of the most interesting
civilizations to develop were the Aztecs.
AztecsHad a Grand City Called TENOCHTITLAN
Located in Present-day Mexico City!
We are Going to Do a Deeper Study of the
Aztecs Later in This Chapter.
Let’s add to the list of civilizations that
developed in North America.
Anasazi
This civilization developed where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico now meet.
The area where these 4 states meet is called the Four Corners Region.
They farmed in some harsh desert conditions building basins & ditches to collect rainwater. The lived in large multi-story buildings made from adobe and stone.
These homes are called Pueblos.
Four Corners
Anasazi
Anasazi Structures Discovered
by a Cowboy in
the 1800s.
Pictures:copyright to Ray Rasmussen webpage: http://raysweb.net
stonework of the Anasazi
Anasazi Art Work
Anasazi Storage Bins
Inuit & Aleut
These civilizations developed around Alaska.
Both groups hunted whales, seals and polar bears.
Engineered the creation of the first harpoon, kayak and dogsled.
They are the only Native Americans who developed lamps using whale
blubber for fuel.
Hohokam
This Civilization developed in Arizona.
Developed Irrigation canals which brought water from hundreds of miles away to their crops
By the 1500s this culture had vanished.
This is a Hohokam Ball Court
These people were descendants of the Anasazi &
Hohokam (Lived in the same southwestern area of
America)
They continued the farming traditions
Believed in a spirit world
When the boys turned six, they joined a kachina cult,
wore masks & danced to summon the kachinas
Kachina means good spirit
Zuni & Hopi Civilizations
They were farmers, but suddenly abandoned the
area.
They became nomadic hunters.
Followed the herds of buffalo on foot
Once horses were brought to America by Spain, the
wild descendants of those horses were tamed by the
people of the Great Plains.
They became expert riders, hunters & warriors.
The Great Plains Civilization
Horses were first
brought to America by Spain. Some of
these horses got away during war or
were left behind
when the Spanish set sail. They
populated the great plains area
untouched by
humans. The Great Plains people tamed
these wild horses.
First the Great Plains People Farmed, but stopped for an unknown reason.
They began to follow the herds of buffalo on foot. They only killed what was needed to survive & respected the buffalo.
Their lives were completely dependant on the survival of the buffalo.
Lived in present-day New York
Practiced Slash & Burn Agriculture
Lived in Long Houses
Each group formed a clan
Iroquois Civilization
Iroquois
Iroquois used slash & burn agriculture.
They cut down the forests, burned &
cleared the land.
This made the soil rich in nitrogen from
the ashes.
Iroquois
They lived in longhouses.
Longhouses housed 10 families.
Each of these 10 families was a clan.
The clan was headed by the strongest
woman of the clan.
She was the Matriarch.
War would break out between all the different
clans within the Iroquois groups.
•! Five groups formed an alliance to maintain peace.
•!When all Five groups joined together, they were called the Iroquois League.
•! The agreement the five groups entered into was called
THE GREAT BINDING LAW.
LongHouse
A sixth nation joined later called the Tuscarora
Assessment
Write these terms & define each one.
Ice Age
Glacier
Nomad
Civilization
Pueblo
Kachina
Slash & burn agriculture
longhouse
Reviewing Themes
Geography and History How did an Ice Age make it possible for Asian hunters to migrate to the Americas?
Water froze, sea levels dropped, and large areas of land such as Beringia were exposed, allowing migration.
Questions
How did the first people come to North America?
Explain the Primordial Soup Theory.
Where did civilization begin before the first humans came to
America and in present-day geography in which country is
this located ?
In this same location, what do scholars also believe was once
located near the place where civilization began?
Why couldn’t Adam & Eve return to the Garden of Eden?
If the first Americans were nomads, how did they get food?
How did the agricultural revolution lead to the growth of
permanent settlements?
What was the most important crop?
Explain how farming changed the way some
people worked.
Why did government first develop?
What was the grand city of the Aztecs?
Where is this in present-day geography?
Which civilization developed around the four
corners region?
What states make up the four corners region?
What were the homes of the Anasazi called?
Which two civilizations developed around Alaska?
List 3 inventions of the Alaskan civilizations?
What development of the Alaskan civilization did no other Native American group have?
Answer the following questions about the Hohokam:
Where were they? What did they do? What happened to these people?
Which civilizations believed in Kachinas?
Which civilization was affected mostly by the buffalo & the horse?
Which country brought horses to America?
Which civilization lived in New York?
Since this New York Civilization was headed by the strongest female, what is the leader called?
How many tribes eventually formed the Iroquois League?
What was the name of the agreement they entered into?
Section 2
Europe & Africa
Middle Ages
•! The period from about 500 to
1400 is called the Middle Ages.
•!During this time, Europe is in a
mess.
•! The entire economy had
collapsed.
During the Middle Ages..
1.! Money was no longer used
2.! Law & order vanished
3.! Roads fell into disrepair
4.! Cities just disintegrated
5.! People knew nothing about life beyond
their own tiny villages
Feudalism
•! After the Middle Ages, since the government had failed, a new political system developed.
•! Remember, there is no law & order.
European Swords weighed about 6 to 12 pounds. The user needed 2 hands to fight!
Manorialism described the
economic relationship
between the Nobles & the
peasants.
PEASANTS
•! Peasants lived on the estates of the Lords.
•! In return for the protection during this
lawless time, the peasants farmed the
Lords’ lands.
•! Most of the peasants fell into the category
of SERFS.
•! Serfs were bound to the land and the lord.
•! Serfs were not considered slaves because
they could not be bought or sold.
The Peasants or Serfs lived in tiny
one room houses with dirt floors.
They slept huddled together to
keep warm. Their main diet
consisted of porridge & bread
•! Porridge was
made from dried
peas seasoned
with a piece of
pork fat.
Things Change
•! Neither the Middle Ages nor Feudalism lasted forever.
•! The religion of Islam began to spread like wildfire!
•! Christians wanted to prevent Islam from taking over the world.
•! They launched an effort to stop Islam from spreading & spread Christianity.
•! This effort is historically known as
The Crusades.
The Crusades
•! The Crusades were really nine expeditions
inspired by Pope Urban II to defeat Islam.
The threat of Islam was so great the
nobles began to sell their estates, free the
serfs and join The Crusades. They felt it
was their duty to the Christian faith. This
marked the end of Feudalism &
Manorialism.
The Crusades took them to many foreign lands & they brought back many
new ideas & new technologies. A great trade developed with Asia. The problem was that all the things they wanted from Asia could only be
obtained by dealing with the Muslims whose religion was Islam!
To get spices from Asia they would be forced
to do business with the people they were
trying to defeat. This is what caused the desire
to find a new route to reach Asia. They could
cut the Muslims out of the deal.
If they could !nd a way around
the Muslims"
They could get the spices they
needed & save some money" too!
Europeans were Christian &
did not like giving their
money to Muslims
There was no warm water or running water.
People went weeks without bathing.
There was no refrigeration, so meat would rot
quickly.
The spices helped to mask the smell and taste
of rancid meat. Salt would cure the meat &
•! Why did they need spices so bad?
Four Strong States Emerged that
Would Finance Trade & Exploration
At this same time, an
intellectual revolution
began.
It is known as the
Renaissance. It lasted
from about 1350-1600.
•! Portugal
•! Spain
•! England
•! France
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This began the age of exploration!
Exploration required new technology:
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The Chinese invention of the compass showed the direction of magnetic north.
The Arabs improved an invention
called the astrolabeThe Astrolabe measured the altitude of the sun,
moon, planets and stars.
Mapmakers called cartographers
were unaware of North & South
America
A mapmaker named Ptolemy made many of the inaccurate maps for
explorers.
No one knew that tribes of Native Americans were living
In a New World not even recorded on European Maps
We shouldn’t judge Ptolemy too harshly.
He could only rely on the stories the men
aboard ships brought back to him.
There were no satellites to help Ptolemy recognize
North & South America
The Portuguese developed a ship
called the Caravel and they began
to search for a new route to Asia.
The Caravel was designed with:
•! new triangular shaped sails instead of all square
•! New steering rudder instead of steering oars
•! And a shallow hull
People To Remember
Henry the Navigator: a prince
from Portugal who
opened a school to train in the
areas of geography,
map making, astronomy &
shipbuilding.
Portugal Leads The Way
A Portuguese sailor named
Bartholomeu Dias sailed to the
southern tip of Africa.
Now" the Muslims could be bypassed to
get spices from Asia#
The Tip of Africa Passageway
Became Known as
The Cape of Good Hope
Bartholomeu Dias
Bartholomeu Dias found The Cape of
Good Hope, but the first European to
actually sail all the way around Africa
& reach Asia was Vasco Da Gama
Traditional African Religion
ANIMISM
1. Belief in one remote Supreme Being.
2. A world of spirits (good & bad) in all things.
3. Ancestor veneration.
4. Belief in magic, charms, and fetishes.
5. Diviner ! mediator between the tribe
and God.
Fetishes
Statuettes called “fetishes,” for example, are thought to
give substance to invisible spiritual intermediaries.
Ancestors
Sonike•! The Soninke people
created the first
African empire in
Ghana and became
wealthy selling gold
•! & salt.
•! Muslims conquered
Ghana & soon Ghana
was bypassed by
traders.
•! The wealthy empire of
Ghana collapsed.
Malinke•!The Malinke
People grew
wealthy controlling
from gold and
conquered Ghana.
•!They built the
empire of Mali
where the religion
of Islam flourished.
•!Farmers in the area
still held to the
traditional African
religion
They helped make Timbuktu
A great center of trade &
Learning
•!The Sorko fished and
controlled trade along
the Niger River.
•!They built the empire
of Songhai using the
wealth they gained
from controlling this
trade.
•!The empire revived
Timbuktu as a great
center of trade and for
the Muslim religion.
Sorko People
Slavery & Sugar
Slaves were also used
by other Africans to
work in the Gold
mines.
•! During the Crusades, the
people of Western Europe
learned about Sugarcane
from the Muslims.
Europeans had usually used
honey to sweeten their
coffee & tea, but sugar was a
wonderful new discovery.
Spain & Portugal established
sugar plantations on the
islands of Canary &
Madeira. They used slaves
to work on the plantations.
AXUM
Assessment
Define
1.! Feudalism
2.! Manorialism
3.! Serf
4.! Renaissance
5.! Astrolabe
6.! Caravel
7.! Savannah
8.! Cartography
9.! Fetishes
10.! Animism
Questions
1.! List five major problems in the Middle
Ages.
2.! What relationship did Feudalism actually
deal with?
3.! What relationship did Manorialism actually
deal with?
4.! Describe the life of a peasant (serf) to
include how they lived & what they ate?
5.! How did The Crusades bring an end to Feudalism?
6.! What were The Crusades & what was the purpose of The Crusades?
7.! Why did the Europeans need spices so badly?
8.! Which four states emerged to finance trade and exploration?
9.! What was the Renaissance?
10.! Where did the Europeans acquire the astrolabe?
11.! What is a compass & where did the Europeans acquire it?
12.! What is a caravel, who developed it & what were its qualities?
13.! Identify Henry the Navigator.
14.! Identify Bartolomeu Dias.
15.! Identify Vasco da Gama.
16.! How did camels help Africans & from where did they get the camels?
17.! What is the Sahara?
18.! What is the name of the main river in Africa?
Identify the following African Peoples to
include location, culture, ect.
Sonike, Malinke, Sorko, Axum,
Section 3 Europe
Encounters America
Columbus Didn’t What?
Christopher Columbus was not the
first European to arrive in North
America. When he did bump into to
America, he was just lost. He didn!t
discover America like your first
history book might!ve told you.
This accomplishment was really the
work ofLeif Ericsson
Leif Ericsson500 years before Columbus, Leif Ericsson discovered America.
He was a Viking from Scandinavia.He and his crew tried to create
colonies, but the Native American were too fierce.
The Vikings were outnumbered & the colonies failed.
This is a
statue of
Leif located
in Iceland.
It was a
gift from
the United
States of
America
Mapmakers called cartographers
were unaware of North & South
America
A mapmaker named Ptolemy made many of the inaccurate maps for
explorers.
No one knew that tribes of Native Americans were living
In a New World not even recorded on European Maps
Story of ColumbusThe inaccurate map that Christopher Columbus used was created by Claudius
Ptolemy. While the map did indicate a round world
rather than flat, the distance & size of the earth was recorded much too small.
Ptolemy’s maps never even documented the continents we now call North & South
America.
Before we judge Ptolemy too harshly, we need to remember that he did not have access to any of the tools we use today. He was stepping
into the unknown & recording what he had been told by sailors.
Ptolemy developed a grid system of
longitude & latitude lines which we still
use today.
Longitude:
Lines run north
and south!
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We already know that Europe found a
trade route to Asia around the
southern tip of Africa. (From Lesson 2)
Columbus wanted to explore a new way to reach Asia. He
begged for financial help & was turned down many times.
Columbus finally convinced Spain’s
King & Queen to finance his exploration!
King Ferdinand
Queen Isabella
Columbus touched land on an
island of the Bahamas# He
thought he was in India" so he
called the people Indians#
Columbus died still believing he had found a
new route to Asia.
He Was Lost!
Many People Argue that Columbus
didn’t discover anything!
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Spain had sent Columbus to explorePortugal had sent Vespucci to exploreBoth countries wanted a claim in the New WorldThey went to the Pope for help
Portugal & Spain were in a race to see who could claim the most land and win the rights to a new route to Asia. (India)
Both countries went to the Pope to settle their dispute. established : Line of Demarcation This was an imaginary line that ran north & south. This line would
divide the world. Everything which had not been claimed yet to the west of the line would belong to Spain
Everything to the East would belong to
The deal was sealed when the countries signed the
Treaty of Tordesillas
Portugal.
Pope Alexander VI
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No one recognized the Treaty of Tordesillas except for
Spain & Portugal.
Dividing the World Was Not Going to be as easy as Signing a Treaty!
It wasn’t until 1507 that another Italian
explorer discovered Columbus had been wrong!Amerigo Vespucci realized he was in a New
World rather than Asia.
The new continents began to be drawn into the
maps as cartographers heard the news! The
Cartographers began to write the name
America on the maps in honor of the man who
discovered them.
AMERI
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VESPUCCI
Vasco de BalboaHe was an indebted planter who
stowed away on a ship to America.
He made his way through disease-
ridden jungles & swamps to
become the very first European to
see the Pacific Ocean-this ocean
really does lead to
China & India.
He was around the area of
Panama.
Voyage of Magellan 1517
Ferdinand Magellan was from Portugal, but he was
sailing for the Spanish.
Magellan’s mission was to try to find a western route
to Asia.
Magellan began his voyage with 5 ships
Three of the ships attempted mutiny
Two captains were unhappy with Magellan’s decision to stay in South America until the spring
When Magellan found out about the Mutiny, he executed one of the Captains
He spared the second captain’s life, but left him marooned.
Magellan found a narrow
waterway near the southern tip of
South America.
Magellan Strait was a jagged & rocky waterway that stretched 350 miles
The strong currents & strange winds separated one of the
ships from the others.
The lost ship was forced to return to Spain.
Another ship crashed against the jagged rocks.
With only 3 ships left, Magellan made it to the South
Sea.
He named it The Pacific Ocean!
Magellan finally reached the Philippines
Magellan became friends with a local
chief & even convinced him to become a
Christian
The Chief had an enemy
Magellan was killed when he got
caught in a fight between Chief and his
enemy
Magellan’s crew escaped & sailed away
on one final ship
They were able to keep The Victoria,
Magellan’s ship.
The Victoria arrived back in Spain after being gone three years.
Though Magellan had been killed on the voyage, since his crew
completed the circumnavigation, Magellan was given historical credit.
Circumnavigate means to circle the globe
What Did Magellan’s
Voyage Prove?
The World Was RoundThe World Was Larger Than Anyone Imagined
Recap of Magellan’s VoyageFive ships were under his command & three of his
ships attempted mutiny because the journey was exhausting & they were running out of food.
When Magellan learned of this plan to overtake his command. The blame rested on 2 captains. The plan failed because his crews remained loyal to him. He executed the captain who began the mutiny forgiving the other captain, but leaving him marooned on the coast. Magellan quickly regained control of the voyage.
The journey continued. He found a narrow waterway near the southern tip of South America. (The Strait of Magellan)
It was jagged & rocky for 350 miles.
The strong currents & strange winds separated one of the ships from the others.
This ship was forced to return to Spain.
Another of the ships was crushed against the huge rocks. The crew members loaded aboard the other ships and watched the wrecked on go down.
The crew sailed on to Philippines where Magellan made friends with a tribe and its leader.
Magellan even got the leader to accept Christianity.
Magellan agreed to help him in a conflict against another tribe.
The rival chief and his tribe slaughtered Magellan as he came ashore to fight for his new chief friend.
Magellan had written in his will that his indentured servant was to be freed, but the remaining ships’ captains refused to free him
. Magellan’s chief friend from the island sent help to free
the indentured servant & killed 30 crew members in the process of honoring Magellan’s wishes.
All the deaths of crew members in the Philippines prevented the men from sailing all three ships that were remaining.
They burned one of the ships & loaded the other two with crew members.
These remaining ships were loaded with valuable spices.
They realized one of the final two ships was taking on water & it was captured by the Portuguese.
It was completely destroyed in a storm after being taken by Portugal.
The final ship that remained from Magellan’s voyage sailed for home.
20 of the crew died of starvation before making it home.
The captain abandoned 13 more men fearing he would lose his cargo of 26 tons of spices.
When the final few made it home, only four of the original 55 crew members made it back alive to Spain.
Though Magellan died, the crew he began completed the circumnavigation of the globe.
Magellan’s ship was called the Victoria & it was the onlyShip thatmade it back.
What Did Magellan’s Voyage Prove?
• Proved beyond any doubt that the
world was round
• Determined that
the Earth was much
larger than anyone
had ever imagined.
• In 1513, A Spanish explorer named
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida.
• Ponce de Leon was searching for the
fountain of youth.
• It was said to have magical power to
restore youth to any person who drank
from it.
• He described the land as “full of flowers”
• This is what Florida means in Spanish.
Columbian Exchange
When people from different lands came to America, the
continent no one knew even existed, there was an exchange between the
natives and the visitors. This exchange is known as the
Columbian Exchange.
The Native Americans introduced the Europeans to new farming methods and
crops. Many Europeans took corn, tobacco and
peanuts back to Europe from the New World. The most important New World
crop they took back was the potato.Native American inventions were taken back by the Europeans, too.
Hammocks, ponchos, canoes & toboggans.
The Europeans introduced the Native Americans to wheat, oats,
coffee and oranges.They brought animals to the new world that had never been there
before.Pigs
CowsChickenshorsesEuropeans brought g
uns with
them!
The Columbian Exchange
• The most important part of the Columbian
Exchange was the invisible one.
DiseaseEuropeans had immunity to
European disease, butthe Native Americanshad been isolated andnever exposed to thesediseases.
• Chicken Pox, Measles, Small Pox and
Mumps killed millions of Native
Americans.
• The Europeans did catch some Native
American diseases, but it did not wipe out
populations.
• The Native Americans on the island of
Hispaniola were reduced from 1 million to
only 500 in a span of only 50 years.
These deaths were from European
disease.
Who discovered America?Who created the inaccurate map that
Columbus used?Who financed Columbus’ journey?
Who settled the dispute between Spain & Portugal with The Line of
Demarcation?What is the Line of Demarcation?
What agreement did Spain & Portugal sign to finalize this deal?
Who is America’s namesake?Who discovered Florida?
What was he looking for?What does Florida mean?
Who was Vasco de Balboa and why should we remember him?
Of the five ships who set sail with Magellan, how many actually made the complete
journey?What term means to go completely around?
What did Magellan name the ocean and what does this name mean?
What happened to the 2 captains who planned a mutiny against Magellan?
Explain how Magellan died?
What had Magellan ordered to be done in his will, yet his crew refused to honor it?
What two things did Magellan’s voyage prove?
How many of the original crew members made the full voyage?
What was the worst part of the Columbian exchange?
Which island of Native Americans were brought to edge of extinction by the Columbian
exchange? Make a list of things the Europeans gave to
the Native Americans. Make a list of things the Native Americans
gave to the Europeans.
Chapter 1 Lesson 4
Spain & France Build
Empires
Ms. Ronna Williams
•! By 1760, New France had 70,000 people.
•! They began to explore North America.
•! A priest named Jacques Marquette & a fur trader named
Louis Joliet began searching for a waterway the Native
Americans had told them about.
•! They found it- The Mississippi
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