1. Converging Cultures in the New World
Ch. 1

2. The New World: A Review Where did civilization begin?
What is the New World?
How did the first people arrive in the New World?
Who were the first people to arrive in the New World?
See p. 18 *Popcorn*

3. Migration to America Ice Ages Nomads
Land Bridge- the first people are believed to have traveled on foot across a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait connecting Siberia and Alaska
Agricultural/Farming Revolution- when the world shifted from hunting/gathering to farming; ended much of the nomadic way of life

4. North American Cultures
Central America- corn, beans, mounds, large block structures, ceremonial
SW America- ^^^
Pacific Coast- fished, canoes, masks, totem poles, hunted
Great Plains- horses, buffalo, tepees, warriors
Far North- harpoon, kayak, dogsleds, seals, walruses, whales, polar bears, caribou, snow goggles, snow boots
Eastern Woodlands
NE- New England, slash and burn, longhouses & wigwams
SE- Us!; towns, women farmed, men hunted, Choctaw, Creek, Cherokee, Natchez
All of them lived off the land using what they had; based on climate

5. African Cultures Islam- major influence West African kingdoms
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Trade- West Coast
Gold
Sugar
Slaves

6. European Society Roman Empire- huge, dominant
Feudalism- pol system based on bonds of loyalty bt lords & vassals
Manorialism- ec ties bt nobles & peasants
Catholic Church- promoted stability & order; had its own laws about society
Renaissance- period of rebirth in art & learning
Reformation- Christianity was reformed
Portuguese Exploration
Prince Henry the Navigator
Inspired others such as
Bartolomeu Dias- Cape of Good Hope at S tip of Africa
Vasco da Gama- found route to eastern Asia via sailing around African and going to India

7. New World Discovery and Settlement
Vikings-
actually discovered America
not well-equipped to deal with Natives
Led by Leif Ericsson
Columbus-
did not actually discover America, or first;
savage- literally
^^^ voyages- continued going for gold & other riches
Spanish exploration
Juan Ponce de Leon- Florida
Vasco de Balboa- first European to reach Pacific Coast
Ferdinand Magellan- sailed around S tip of SA; first to circumnavigate the world
Columbian Exchange- trading of goods bt the New World & Europe