The Americas Since the Americas were highly isolated

The Americas Since the Americas were highly isolated from the rest of the developing world, they had their own distinct way of evolving into the new worlds. This happened because of the lack of communication, lack of domesticated animals and cultural diffusion with Eurasia because of its geographic location. Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 The developments of the Clovis people that happened about 13, 000 years ago (Hunterer Gatherer Society)- Northern Americas Developments of the Norte Chico Civilizations (3500 -3000) - Andes Chavin civilizations- Andes Classical Maya civilizations (250 -900 C. E) - Mexico Tiwanaku and Wari Civilizations (4001000 C. E) - Andes Chaco Culture in US Southwest (860 -1130 C. E) Cahokia society (900 -1250) - Eastern America -Aztec and Incas Empires facilitate commercial exchange in the Americas. Mexico and the Andes -Flourishing of Teotihuacan (Aztecs) - Central America Why? (continuity) (Change) - They weren’t able to isolated from other Migrate because civilizations they didn’t have enough Continuity Change resources or domesticated because they were -Very little migration that happened with the Americas -Reliance on a pastoral nomadic lifestyle animals to help move to newgeographically civilizations -Isolation from other civilizations in the located further land. -Rule of chiefdoms or theocracies Americas. away from Eurasia. - They couldn’t live an -Hunter and gatherer societies -Lack of resources (Trade would change this) agricultural lifestyle because -Constant new development of various trade routes the soil where they were -Systems of Hierarchy wasn’t suitable to grow crops.

Map of major civilizations/Trade routes in Mesoamerica