Studied by 17 people
when was the ice age
over 12000 years ago
what was the lad bridge called that allowed native americans to walk to the americas
beringia
how long was the land bridge
about 600 miles
nomads would follow herds of animals throughout ________ and _______ america
north and south
Formed to put an end to constant warfare among the tribes Unite to withstand invasion Influenced American government
iroquois league
central and southern mexico
war like tribe -religion based on human sacrifices -elaborate cities
capital : tenochtitlan
Aztec
peru
6 million people -developed complex political system -organized society -conquered by francisco pizzaro
inca empire
-yucatan peninsula of mexico
built remarkable cities in the rain forest
sophisticated culture
written language
system of numbers
accurate calender
advanced agricultural system
mayan empire
family relationships
Kinship
groups of families who are a descendent from a common ancestor
clan
political and economic syste m in europe during the middle ages
fuedalism
became the universal faith of almost all of the people of Europe.
Christianity
europeans came into contact with the rest of the world
result of crusades
italian merchant from venice
traveled to china overland
befriened kublai knan
returned 15 years later and wrote a book
marco polo
plague
carried by fleas on rats
hit europe in the 1300´s
1/3 of europes population died
the black death
rebirth
began in italy
quest for knowledge
renaissance
invented by german johann gutenburg 1440 -books no longer had to be printed by hand
more books readily available to the average person
created a communication revolution
the printing press
what nations began to compete with each other for the asian trade
france
england
portugol
spain
He sponsored expeditions of discovery in the Atlantic Ocean, down the western coast of Africa.
Prince Henry the Navigator
sailed around the southern tip of africa
Bartholemeu Dias
Sailed from Portugal to India
Vasco da Gama
determined to find a westward route to the indies
christopher columbus
Italian merchant who made two voyages to america -realized this was a new world and not india
amerigo vespucci
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