Age of European Exploration
• Pueblo• Effigy mound• Prester John• Caraval• Trade winds• Conquistadors
Native American Civilizations
NORTH AMERICA
1. Pueblos – Indians who lived in Southern part of US• Pueblo means town• They lived in small villages
2. Plains Indians
• Lived in tepees• Hunted elk, buffalo and antelope
3. Eastern Indians
• Consisted of three different Indian groups
Mound Builders
• Built earthen mounds• Some were grave sites, temples, or effigy
mounds• Effigy mound – mound in the shape of an
animal or object
• Lived in wooden structures covered with animal skins
Iroquois Confederacy
• One of the most powerful groups in North America
• Very savage• Ate parts of their
enemies to gain some of fallen warriors courage
Five Civilized Tribes
• Maintained peaceful relations with other tribes and adopted many colonial customs
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Mayas
• Lived in central America in the Yucatan Peninsula
• Developed a calendar• Superior form of writing• Were accomplished mathematicians and
astronomers
Maya Religion
• Built pyramids that were temples• Offered human sacrifices to please their gods
• They couldn’t unite to fight against their enemies
AztecsThey lived in Central America
• Built their capital on Tenochtitlan
• Characterized by war and warriors• People captured in war were sacrificed to
satisfy their gods
• They worshipped many gods• Sacrificed humans• Quetzalcoatl was one of their gods that once
lived on Earth
• Had a judicial system where serious crimes were punishable by death
IncasLived along coast in South America
• Cuzco was the capital• Said to be covered with sheets of gold to
remind them of their sun god
• The “Inca” was the king and made all important decisions for his people
• Produced passive followers• Made animal sacrifices, but no human ones