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Early American Cultures

Early American Cultures

First Americans • • • First Americans were nomads who arrived 15, 000 years

First Americans • • • First Americans were nomads who arrived 15, 000 years ago during the Ice Age. Sea levels fell exposing a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska. Hunters- Gathers followed mammoths and bison.

Other first Americans • • Some scientists believe the first Americans migrated, or traveled,

Other first Americans • • Some scientists believe the first Americans migrated, or traveled, from Asia 40, 000 years ago. These people migrated in small boats.

Empires in the Americas �Maya: 250 -900 �Advanced civilization in Guatemala and Yucatan Peninsula

Empires in the Americas �Maya: 250 -900 �Advanced civilization in Guatemala and Yucatan Peninsula �Aztec: 1200 -1492 �Civilization in the Valley of Mexico, conquered by the Spanish (Hernan Cortes) �Inca: 1200 �Huge empire that settled in the western mountains of South America

Native Americans in 1492 COLUMBIAN PEOPLES �Algonquin: East �Apaches: Plains �Navajo: Southwest �Iroquois League:

Native Americans in 1492 COLUMBIAN PEOPLES �Algonquin: East �Apaches: Plains �Navajo: Southwest �Iroquois League: East (New York) � 5 (later 6) Native American tribes united together for mutual protection against outsiders

Native American Cultures Land �Land cannot be bought or sold �Land = life (plants,

Native American Cultures Land �Land cannot be bought or sold �Land = life (plants, animals, resources, shelter) � Religion �The world was full of spirits �Sometimes one spirit more powerful than others “Great Spirit”, “the Creator”

Native American Cultures � Social Organization �Family was the most important building block of

Native American Cultures � Social Organization �Family was the most important building block of society (kinship) �Organized in clans or tribes �Included extended family: aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents �Division of labor: assignment of jobs

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