1. What Early Civilizations Flourished in the Americas Prior to 1492?
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2. Earliest Civilizations of Mesoamerica
Olmec
Considered the mother civilization of all of Americas
Lived along the swampy lands along the Gulf of Mexico in Veracruz
Teotihuacan was the first major city of Mesoamerica.
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3. Mayans [C.E. 300 – 900] Lived in the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala.
Lived in City States
Chichen Itza, Tikal and Palenque are some of the important Mayan City States.
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4. Toltec Lived Northwest of present day Mexico City
They were warlike people who extended into Mayan territory.
Declined around 1200 C.E.
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5. Aztec Originally a wondering people
Settled on Tenochtitlan in central Mexico on Lake Texcoco.
They conquered other people of Mexico and created a huge empire.
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6. Inca Built a civilization in the Andes Had advanced characteristics
United people into one dominant Quechua culture.
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7. People of the Desert
Hohokam and Anasazi lived in southwestern desert region of North America.
They turned the desert into farmland by building sophisticated irrigation systems.
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8. Mound Builders
The Hopewell, Adena and Mississippian people were known as mound builders.
They lived Ohio and Mississippi river valleys.
They built great mounds.
Cahokia was one of their major urban centers.
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9. Homework Questions 1, 2, 3 on page 7 Sunday, June 09, 2019
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