what was the lad bridge called that allowed native americans to walk to the americas
beringia
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how long was the land bridge
about 600 miles
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nomads would follow herds of animals throughout ________ and _______ america
north and south
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Formed to put an end to constant warfare among the tribes Unite to withstand invasion Influenced American government
iroquois league
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- central and southern mexico - war like tribe -religion based on human sacrifices -elaborate cities - capital : tenochtitlan
Aztec
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- peru - 6 million people -developed complex political system -organized society -conquered by francisco pizzaro
inca empire
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-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
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family relationships
Kinship
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groups of families who are a descendent from a common ancestor
clan
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political and economic syste m in europe during the middle ages
fuedalism
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became the universal faith of almost all of the people of Europe.
Christianity
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europeans came into contact with the rest of the world
result of crusades
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- italian merchant from venice - traveled to china overland - befriened kublai knan - returned 15 years later and wrote a book
marco polo
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- plague - carried by fleas on rats - hit europe in the 1300´s - 1/3 of europes population died
the black death
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- rebirth - began in italy - quest for knowledge
renaissance
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- 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
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what nations began to compete with each other for the asian trade
- france - england - portugol - spain
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He sponsored expeditions of discovery in the Atlantic Ocean, down the western coast of Africa.
Prince Henry the Navigator
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- sailed around the southern tip of africa
Bartholemeu Dias
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Sailed from Portugal to India
Vasco da Gama
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determined to find a westward route to the indies
christopher columbus
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- Italian merchant who made two voyages to america -realized this was a new world and not india