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The document provides an overview of the first Americans and native tribes that inhabited North and Mesoamerica prior to European contact. It describes the diversity of languages and lifestyles among early tribes, noting distinctions between nomadic hunter-gatherers and more agricultural settlements. Specific tribes discussed include the Eastern Woodlands tribes along the Mississippi River, Puebloan tribes in the American Southwest known for irrigation-based farming, and the mound-building Mississippian culture centered at Cahokia. Mesoamerican tribes such as the Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs and Toltecs developed large cities, ceremonial architecture and stratified social structures. The document also summarizes the motives and key figures behind 15th

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Chapter One Powerpoint

The document provides an overview of the first Americans and native tribes that inhabited North and Mesoamerica prior to European contact. It describes the diversity of languages and lifestyles among early tribes, noting distinctions between nomadic hunter-gatherers and more agricultural settlements. Specific tribes discussed include the Eastern Woodlands tribes along the Mississippi River, Puebloan tribes in the American Southwest known for irrigation-based farming, and the mound-building Mississippian culture centered at Cahokia. Mesoamerican tribes such as the Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs and Toltecs developed large cities, ceremonial architecture and stratified social structures. The document also summarizes the motives and key figures behind 15th

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CHAPTER ONE

The New World

THE FIRST AMERICANS

Language over 200 different native languages

Lifestyles nomadic vs. domestic

Hunter-gatherers vs. agricultural

Agricultural revolution 5000-9000 years ago drastically changed how societies lived

Shelter wattle and daub, igloos, tepees, grass houses, platform


dwellings, adobe, earthen houses
Leadership mostly men but some had
Women leaders

THE EASTERN WOODLANDS

Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean

Moderate climate w/ numerous natural resources

Complex societies

Men were hunters; women tended to gardens

Lived near water sources

Many types of shelters in this regions

Deerskin apparel

First tribes to come in contact with

European settlers

PUEBLOAN TRIBES

One of the oldest Native cultures

Descended from the ancient Anasazi

Crop cultivation irrigation systems to combat dry

environment

Basket weaving and pottery making

Cliff dwellers

CAHOKIA AMERICAS FIRST CITY

Across Mississippi River from St.


Louis

700-1400 CE

Peaked around 1100 CE with a


population of 100,000

Mound builders more than 120


mounds

City was heavily fortified

Mysterious sudden decline no


records or mention of city in
neighboring tribes

MESOAMERICAN TRIBES

Mexico and Central America

2000 BCE to 1500s CE

Capital cities, villages, stratified


social structure

Large ceremonial architecture

Steeped in religion

Economy based on agriculture

Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, Toltecs

EUROPEAN EXPANSION

Age of Discovery 15th -18 century

Crusades, increase in trade, cultural exchange between societies

Technology improvements

New found interests in spices

Silk Road

Leaders of early navigation and trade

Chinese, Africa, Italy, and the Middle East

MOTIVES FOR EXPLORATION

Learn about other


cultures

Spread religion

Economics

Political
Imperialism

Find a direct route to


India!!!

PORTUGUESE

Prince Henry the Navigator

How to get around Africa to India?

Vasco de Gama

Empire based on sea power

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