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THE AMERICASChapter 16

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The First AmericansSection 1

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Pathway to the Americas Ice Age period when temperatures dropped

sharply Most of Earth’s water was in glaciers Ice froze seas fell Beringia People in Asia possibly followed the animals

they were hunting into North America First Americans possibly arrived between

15,000 and 40,000 years ago.

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Hunting and Gathering Gathered nuts, fruits, and roots Hunted woolly mammoth (up to 9 tons),

antelope, caribou, and bison

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First American Civilizations Farming began in Mesoamerica 9,000 – 10,000

years ago. Meso Greek for “middle” Area includes the Valley of Mexico to Costa Rica Rich volcanic soil and mild climate Rains in spring and fall First crops pumpkins, peppers, squash,

gourds, and beans began crossing corn with other grasses and

created maize.

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Mesoamerican Civilizations 1500 BC, the first civilization popped up The Olmec

Near Vera Cruz, MexicoBuilt a far reaching trading empireStarted around 1200 BCLasted around 800 yearsRich farming resourcesTraded salt and beans for jewelry and obsidianUsed hematite to make polished mirrors and

basalt for carving gigantic stone heads

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Mesoamerican Civilizations As Teotihuacan’s power spread, a people called the

Maya built another civilization in the rain forests of the Yucatan PeninsulaUsed canoes to possibly reach the present-day United

States. Teotihuacan and Mayan cities reached their peaks in

the AD 400s and 500s. Causes

OverpopulationPoor rebelled against rich rulers

The Mayans lasted 200 years more, but came to a mysterious end.

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Toltec As the Maya left their cities, the Toltec

took control of northern Mexico.Built city of TulaConquered the Yucatan PeninsulaHeld a monopoly to the trade in obsidian

○ This kept others from making weapons to challenge them

Around AD 1200, the Aztec took control of the region

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Moche The Moche were in dry coastal desert of

PeruRuled AD 100 to 700Dug canals to carry water from Andes

MountainsHunted llamas and guinea pigsDesigned huge pyramidsNo written language

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Inca Lived in Andes Mountains Capital was Cuzco

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Civilizations in North America AD 300 Hohokam

Planted gardens between Salt and Gila RiversThrived for about 1,000 yearsMid 1300s, they mysterious fled

AD 600 AnasaziCollected water from cliffsControlled the trade in turquoise Lived in huge apartment-like houses carved into

cliffsSpanish explorers called these buildings pueblos,

meaning “village”

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Mound Builders 1000 BC to 400 AD Founders built huge mounds made of

earth, some in the shape of animals Adena and Hopewell tribes

Lands stretched from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico

Lived mostly as hunter/gatherersTamed some plants (sunflowers, gourds, and

barley)Corn was introduced around AD 100

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The Mississippians The Hopewell mysteriously declined and the

Mississippians emerged Became full-time farmers Large-scale farming led to the rise of cities The largest city, Cahokia may have had

30,000 people (southwestern Illinois) Built pyramid shaped mounds AD 1300s, the Mississippians collapsed,

possibly due to attack or becoming too big to support.

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Life in the AmericasSection 2

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The Mayan People Settled in Peten, Mayan word for “flat

region”, in Guatemala.Swamps and sinkholes year round source

of water Set-up city states Rulers said they were descended from

the sunGod-kings

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The Mayan People Taught subjects how to please the gods

Human sacrifice.Believed gods gave their life-giving fluid (rain)

so humans should give theirs in return (blood)When going into battle, Mayans wanted

captives more than land.During drought, priests offered captives to

Chac (god of rain and sunlight)○ Believed Chac lived in watery pits and threw

captives here.

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The Mayan People Religion was the core of Mayan life Priests set up a strict social system Calakmul at least two women served as all-

powerful queens. Kings and queens turned to priests for advice

Priests believed the gods revealed their plans through movements of the sun.

Developed 365 day calendar based on movements of the stars.

Developed system of counting based on 20.Used system of hieroglyphics

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The Aztec Arrived in 1250 and were given a patch

of land filled with snakes. Quetzalcoatl sun god and feathered

serpentWould know they found homeland when and

eagle “screams and spreads its wings, and eats…the serpent”

1325 settled on a soggy island in Lake Texcoco

Founded the city of Tenochtitlan

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The Aztec Tenochtitlan “place of the prickly pear

cactus” A council of priests, warriors, and nobles

picked each king from a royal family. King was top of society Others fell into four classes

NoblesCommonersUnskilled laborersEnslaved people

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The Aztec Largest group was commoners

Farmers, artisans or tradersCould join nobles by performing one act of bravery in

war. Saw death as honorable Could reach after life if…

Soldiers died in battleCaptives gave life in sacrificeWomen who died in childbirth

Others went to “Land of the Dead”, the lowest level of the afterlife

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The Aztec The god Huitzilopochtli vowed “We shall

conquer all the people in the universe” This promise inspired the Aztec to honor

the god with a huge temple at the center of TenochtitlanMany captive were taken here and

sacrificed

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The Inca Empire Blamed earthquakes on the god Pachacamac

“Lord of the Earth” The greatest Incan leader took the name

Pachacuti “Earthshaker”1438, he and his son built the largest empire in the

Americas.2500 miles (LA to NY)Set up a strong central government, but allowed local

leaders to stay in power In return, leaders’ sons were sent to Cuzco for training.Required the people to learn Quechua, the Incan

language

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The Inca Empire Believed the sun god Inti protected Cuzco Rulers called themselves “sons of the sun” Rulers and wives were top of society Head priest and commander of the army were next Next, regional army leaders Then temple priests, army commanders, and

skilled workers (musicians, artisans, and accountants)

Bottom farmers, herders, and ordinary soldiers. Further divided society into 12 job categories

Every one over the age of 5 had a specific job to hold.

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The Inca Empire Rarely honored gods with human

sacrificeOnly during earthquakes of times of troubleMost often sacrificed childrenWorshipped sacrificed children as gods

Built large works of stoneMachu PicchuUsed a quipu (a rope with knotted cords of

different lengths and colors)

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Life in North America People settled in Canada and Alaska

around 3000 BC Called themselves the Inuit (“the people”) Igloos dome-shaped homes, from

blocks of ice and snow Dogsleds to travel by land Hunted seals, walruses, caribou, and

polar bears Oil from animals used for oil lamps

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Life on the West Coast Tlingit, Haida, Chinook One of the most heavily populated areas

north of Mesoamerica Area of California had over 500 early

American cultures

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Life in Southwest Hopi, Acoma, Pueblo, and Zuni

descended from Hohokam and Anasazi Knew how to farm dry land Built apartment-like homes

Adobe used sun-dried mud brick 1500s, Apache and Navajo moved into

area

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Great Plains Dense grassroots made farming difficult Mandan, Hidatsa, Pawnee Women gardened Men hunted herds of buffalo

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Eastern Woodlands Combined farming with hunting and

fishing Mild climate led to long growing season Groups formed governments Natchez (Mississippi) set up strict social

classes Cherokee (Georgia and North Carolina)

had formal codes of law

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Eastern Woodlands Some set up confederations

governments that link several groupsMost famous Iroquois league

○ Included the Onondaga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Cayuga

○ Helped unite Iroquois against the Algonquians

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The Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires

Section 3

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The Spanish Arrive in America Portuguese began mapping the west

coast of Africa Spanish financed a trip for Italian

Christopher ColumbusColumbus convinced the Spanish that he

could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

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Columbus August 1492

Set sail from Spain October 1492

Landed on an island in the Caribbean SeaBelieved he had landed in AsiaTraveled farther and landed on the island of

Hispaniola (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic)

Returned home carrying parrots, gold, spices, and Native American captives

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Columbus Returns 1493, Columbus went back to conquer

Hispaniola The Taino saw these conquistadors and

were frightened The soldiers claimed the island for Spain

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Spain Conquers Mexico Many Spaniards came from the

Extremadura seeking fortune Hernan Cortes

Had a choice of being a priest, lawyer, or soldier.

Parents chose lawyer, he chose soldierTook part in 1511 invasion of CubaSmall pox took out much of Cuba

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Cortes Invades Mexico Cortes met with Aztec emperor Montezuma II Cortes brought 550 soldiers, 16 horses, 14

canons, and a few dogsForced several to surrender due to an impressive

display of guns. A Mayan woman named Malintzin gave

Cortes information that would help him for alliances

Small pox would eventually kill more Aztec than Spanish swords.

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Cortes Defeats the Aztecs Montezuma decided to ambush the Spanish and

killed 6000 people November 1519, Cortes captured the city of

Tenochtitlan and held Montezuma prisoner and ordered the Aztec to stop sacrificing people.

The Aztecs rebelled and Cortes and his men eventually fought their way out of the city.

Before Cortes could begin a second attack, smallpox broke out in Tenochtitlan.

June 1521, the Spanish destroyed the Aztec capital.

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Pizarro Conquers the Inca 1513, Vasco Nunez de Balboa led a

group of Spanish through modern day Panama.

He was told if he went south along the western sea, he would find a golden city.

A jealous Spanish official falsely charged him with treason and he was beheaded.

Francisco Pizzarro took up the search.

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Pizarro Conquers the Inca By the 1530s, the Inca thought they

ruled most of the world Could not defeat smallpox and did not

scare away PizarroHe raided Inca storehousesEmperor Atahualpa thought Pizarro was

crazy

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Pizzaro Defeats the Inca Spanish messengers invited Atahualpa to

ameeting Pizarro asked him to give up his gods When Atahualpa laughed in response,

Pizarro ordered an attack. Pizarro seized Atahualpa and drug him

off the battlefield. Atahualpa tried to buy his freedom. Pizarro was made governor of Peru.


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