1.1 America before 1492 Flashcards
Small foraging bands migrated along the ______________
Bering Land Bridge
When did early inhabitants encounter climate change?
8,000 BC
Where did the most sophisticated early plant cultivators live?
Mesoamerica
What was the staple crop of most groups?
Maize
What did the climate change result in?
The development of “Archaic Societies”
What group began to thrive in Mesoamerica around 1200 BC?
Olmecs
What group of people developed an extensive calendar, a numerical system and hieroglyphics?
Mayans
What group began to rise during 13th century?
Aztecs
How many residents did the capital city of Tenochtitlán have?
200,000 residents
What group had dominate power in the Andes mountains after 1438 and had the largest empire in South America?
Inca
Where and when did the Ancestral Pablo culture originate?
Where: “Four Corners” region (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado)
When: 1 AD
What did the Hohokam culture do in when did it emerge?
Built canals and permanent towns and emerged around 300 AD
What was the Ancestral Pablo culture distinguished by?
Extensive agriculture
Where did mound builder cultures drive?
Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
What culture built the largest trading center near St. Louis?
Cahokia
Kinship
Often comprised of tight knit family groups
Matrilineal
Social standing was determined by the mother’s bloodline
Reciprocity
Relationships were built on mutual exchange
Communal
The whole community shared ownership of resources
Naturalistic
Nature played a sacred role in most societies
What term did archaeologists used to describe the earliest groups?
Paleo-Indians
Small foraging bands migrated along the ______________
Bering Land Bridge
When did early inhabitants encounter climate change?
8,000 BC
Where did the most sophisticated early plant cultivators live?
Mesoamerica
