2. Life in a New Land –Paleo-Indians: were the first Americans Crossed land bridge called – Beringia – between Siberia and what is now Alaska –They were following animal herds that they depended on for food, furs and skins for clothing

3. Agricultural Revolution: Native Americans went from hunting and gathering to domestication, or the adapting and controlling of plants – THIS LED TO DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL CLASSES. –Don’t have to keep traveling – stay in cities which led to development of more elaborate division of labor –Led to development of classes within a society

5. Mesoamerica: –The Olmec (1200-400 B.C.): First great Mesoamerican culture Developed the beginnings of a calendar and writing Constructed stone portraits of rulers

6. Mesoamerica: –The Maya (300-900 A.D.): Refined Olmec calendar Devised a number system that included zero long before European’s adopted the concept from the Arabs Developed a writing system with glyphs, or pictures

7. Mesoamerican: –Toltec: 900-1100 A.D. Built Tula, a great city-state, or independent city Tula was a center for a great trading network

8. Mesoamerican: –Aztec (1200-1400 A.D): Fierce, warrior society Built city of Tenochtitlan, the site of present-day Mexico City Over time, Tenochtitlan grew into an impressive city with hundreds of buildings, an elaborate system of canals, and as many as 3,000 residents Developed a class system

9. South American Group –Inca: (mid 1400s A.D.) Largest empire in the America’s at the time – with some 12 million people and more than 20 languages spoken

10. Early Cultures of North America: –Anasazi: Created multistory rock and adobe dwellings. Some dwellings had 800 rooms

11. Early Cultures of North America: –Adena & Hopewell Cultures: They were Mound Builders. Both Cultures created distinctive earthworks that served as elaborate burial grounds

12. Early Cultures of North America: –The Mississippian Culture (East and Southeast) Located in Cahokia, near present-day St. Louis. Built temple mounds that extended 6 miles and contained 85 burial and temple mounds