WHICH DO YOU

THINK Was a more civilized society in

1491: the native Americans or

Europeans in places like Italy,

England, and Germany? Why?

Strand #1

Standard #1

Age of exploration

I can compare and contrast the cultures

of meso- and north America with each

other and those in western Europe

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Population of 53 million

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Diseases like smallpox

and the flu

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

System of feudalism

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Monarchy and royal

family

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Large numbers of

horses

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Well-developed and

organized religion

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Forced people into

slavery

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Relatively disease free

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Engineered aqueducts

to deliver fresh water

from hundreds of miles

away

Europe or

pre-Columbian America?

Burned people they

believed to be witches

Bell-Ringer 8/27

What would be some

problems with a nomadic

lifestyle (always moving

from place to place)?

We know they

travelled

from Asia,

but how?

Beringia: land bridge

over which Asiatic people

followed herds during an

ice age 38,000-10,000 B.C.E.

Photo: National Geographic

Photo: National Geographic

Problems with the

Nomadic Lifestyle

1. Scarcity of food

2. Little protection from weather

3. Sickness and disease

Why settle in

Mesoamerica?

1. Warmer climate

2. Mountains for protection

3. Learned the art of horticulture

Agriculture led to civilization.

“3 Sisters”

Six traits of a civilization

1. Food surplus

2. Advanced cities

3. Advanced technology

4. Skilled workers

5. Complex institutions

6. System of writing/records

Bell-Ringer 8/28

Write down 3 things you learned

about Native Americans yesterday.

When you are finished, pick up your

maps from your folder in the crates

on my desk.

1500-400 B.C.e

250-900 C.e

1300-1521 C.E

1400-1572 C.E

Bell-Ringer 8/31

Predict how the north American

Indians will be different from

those in Mesoamerica & South

America.

A

B

C

D E

F

G

H

ANASAZI

Lived in northern new

Mexico around 900 C.E.

Pueblo dwellers

utilizing irrigation

created a massive trade

network (unique)

Hohokam

Lived in Arizona between

300-1450 C.E.

Pueblo dwellers

utilizing irrigation

(“canal builders”)

Retained Mesoamerican

influence in some areas

Hopi

Lived in Arizona

Pueblo dwellers

utilizing irrigation

Coronado met them on

his search for Cibola

Retained native religion

Natchez

Lived in modern Miss.

Mound-builders

Practiced Human

sacrifice

Prob. Had contact with

Mesoamerica

Cahokians

Lived east of STL

Population of 15-25,000

More than 100 mounds

Extensive trade

network, trained army,

walled city, and more

Wampanoag

Lived in New England

Powerful chiefs

organized thousands

Trading networks

Warred with neighbors