Native Americans Flashcards
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First Native Americans in Mesoamerica
Olmecs
First Native Civilization of America
Paleo-Indians
Year when Olmecs began to develop
1,200 B.C.
What were the Aztecs civilization known for?
For being fierce warriors
How did the Aztecs developed
by conquering
Did the Aztecs developed their architecture?
yes, by building pyramids, large cities, and a system of communication which allowed all the civilization to communicate
how did the Aztecs became rich in gold, cotton, and all types of things?
Aztecs developed their trade system, making them extremely rich. (most rich civilization)
Cause of the collapse of Maya civilizations
Historians are not sure/don’t know what made the Maya collapsed
who started using the Adobe?
Anazasi civilization
Ice Age
Period where the Earth’s weather was intensely cold, large amounts of water froze creating big huge moving sheets of ice (glaciers)
Why the the Bering-Land Bridge melted?
It melted when the Earths’s climate grew warmer making the ocean’s level grow
A popular example of a glacier
The Bering-Land Bridge
How did early people arrived America?
Crossing the Bering-Land Bridge
What was the earliest civilization known of America?
Paleo-Indians
What was the Bering-Land Bridge
It was a huge glacier that connected Asia to America making it a bridge. Obviously when the Ice Age ended, there was no bridge to cross
When did Paleo-Indians crossed the bridge?
38,000-10,000 B.C
What is MIGRATION?
A movement of people or animal from one region to another
What people first started to plant?
Maize
Where did Paleo-Indians established?
Paleo-Indians traveled south Canada, USA, Mexico looking for herds of animals and a better climate for food (they were nomadics)
What created the Ice Age when it ended?
New Landscapes
What were the three most common crops native Americans would farm?
Maize
Beans
Squash
Earliest know civilization in Mesoamerica
Olmecs
Where and when did the Olmecs developed?
Mesoameerica (1,200 B.C)
Known for their use of stone in architecture and sculpture (stone heads)
Olmecs