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HAPPY TUESDAY!!!! Take out your vocab so I can come around and check it. Get ready for the vocab quiz! Did you know: If Jell-O is hooked up to an EEG, it registers movements virtually identical to the brain waves of a healthy adult Take out your vocab so I can come around and check it. Get ready for the vocab quiz! Did you know: If Jell-O is hooked up to an EEG, it registers movements virtually identical to the brain waves of a healthy adult
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Exploration and Colonization 3 worlds meet
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Pre-Columbian Era Time before Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas Thriving societies of Native American people Complex systems of government, religion and social organization When Columbus arrived he believed he had arrived in India and called these people “Indians” Time before Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas Thriving societies of Native American people Complex systems of government, religion and social organization When Columbus arrived he believed he had arrived in India and called these people “Indians”
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Complex Native American Civilizations Olmec- 1st empire in Americas Maya, Aztec, Inca-mining; cities, temples and pyramids; glyph writing Hohokam and Anasazi- North America- Southwest Adena, Hopewell and Mississippian- east of Mississippi River; “mound builders” Olmec- 1st empire in Americas Maya, Aztec, Inca-mining; cities, temples and pyramids; glyph writing Hohokam and Anasazi- North America- Southwest Adena, Hopewell and Mississippian- east of Mississippi River; “mound builders”
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Native American Cultures Different tribes survived on different things depending on their environment Housing, food, etc. Common themes among tribes Trade routes brought tribes in contact with one another some tribes specialized in certain things Respect of land- not bought or sold. Land is a resource Spirits lived in the world- relative who had died Kinship- family ties Division of labor- different jobs, and all work together Different tribes survived on different things depending on their environment Housing, food, etc. Common themes among tribes Trade routes brought tribes in contact with one another some tribes specialized in certain things Respect of land- not bought or sold. Land is a resource Spirits lived in the world- relative who had died Kinship- family ties Division of labor- different jobs, and all work together
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West African Cultures Isolated from Europe and Asia but trade connected them Timbuktu was the hub of the trade routes Trade brought religion- _______ Traders from Portugal arrived in 1400s and began plantations Began slavery Isolated from Europe and Asia but trade connected them Timbuktu was the hub of the trade routes Trade brought religion- _______ Traders from Portugal arrived in 1400s and began plantations Began slavery
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West African Culture Most lived in small villages Strong family ties Age played a major role Oldest people influenced other family members and represented in large meetings Religious rituals were part of daily life Respected spirits of living and nonliving Believed in a single creator Division of labor- divided by gender and age Land belonged to all Slavery but not for life Most lived in small villages Strong family ties Age played a major role Oldest people influenced other family members and represented in large meetings Religious rituals were part of daily life Respected spirits of living and nonliving Believed in a single creator Division of labor- divided by gender and age Land belonged to all Slavery but not for life
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European Societies and Exploration (motives) God (Missionaries) Gold Glory Gadgets- new inventions Increase in population Renaissance Growth of Commerce Banking Joint stock companies God (Missionaries) Gold Glory Gadgets- new inventions Increase in population Renaissance Growth of Commerce Banking Joint stock companies
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Explorers Christopher Columbus- Italian Sailor, financed by Spain Goal was to find a trade route to Asia, claim new land for Spain, and convert people to Christianity Hernando Cortes- conquistador (conqueror) Came to Americas looking for gold and silver Conquered the Aztecs in 1521 Juan Ponce de Leon- explored present day Florida Christopher Columbus- Italian Sailor, financed by Spain Goal was to find a trade route to Asia, claim new land for Spain, and convert people to Christianity Hernando Cortes- conquistador (conqueror) Came to Americas looking for gold and silver Conquered the Aztecs in 1521 Juan Ponce de Leon- explored present day Florida
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Transatlantic Encounters Europeans had developed a way of colonization Set up areas controlled by parent country Forced people to work Many Native Americans caught diseases brought by Europeans and thousands were killed Europeans had developed a way of colonization Set up areas controlled by parent country Forced people to work Many Native Americans caught diseases brought by Europeans and thousands were killed
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Slave Trade Begins Death of many Native Americans had a major effect Spanish conquerors needed workers and didn’t want to use Native Americans Began bringing Africans to Americas as slaves More Europeans then got involved in slave trade Slaves brought to Americas through the Middle Passage Destroyed African societies Death of many Native Americans had a major effect Spanish conquerors needed workers and didn’t want to use Native Americans Began bringing Africans to Americas as slaves More Europeans then got involved in slave trade Slaves brought to Americas through the Middle Passage Destroyed African societies
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Columbian Exchange After Columbus’s voyage, ships carried trade goods to various regions Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe Became known as Columbian Exchange Americas introduced crops to Europe and Africa European goods were brought to the Americas African foods were carried to the Americas on slave ships After Columbus’s voyage, ships carried trade goods to various regions Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe Became known as Columbian Exchange Americas introduced crops to Europe and Africa European goods were brought to the Americas African foods were carried to the Americas on slave ships
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Impact on Europeans Many European countries wanted to claim American land for themselves 1494, Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas Divided the Western Hemisphere along a north-south line Spain-west; Portugal- east Many European countries wanted to claim American land for themselves 1494, Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas Divided the Western Hemisphere along a north-south line Spain-west; Portugal- east
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Impact on Native Americans Settlers from England, France and Spain would bring their culture to colonies in North America Disease killed many Native Americans Settlers from England, France and Spain would bring their culture to colonies in North America Disease killed many Native Americans
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