AP US History Unit 1- The Collision of Cultures and Early America

What time did Asians and others start migrating to North America?

16,000-14,000 B.C, using the Bering Crossing, and later South Americans and Europeans by boat.

Who were the Asians crossing the Bering Strait (Alaska) to North America?

The “Clovis” People, Mongolian related people from now Siberia

What is the early era of North America called?

The “Archaic Period”, where people used stone tools usually made in Asia to hunt across America and Asia

Where was most of the early advanced societies in the Americas?

In South America, Central America, and Mexico.

Who were the first societies in Mesoamerica (South Americans and Mexicans) formed and named?

In 10,000 B.C, the Olmec people started forming societies

When Did South, Central, and Mexican Societies Start advancing?

1,000 B.C is when societies started to advance.

Who were the Mayan people?

People who lived in the Maya area of Mexico, starting around A.D 800, Creating more advanced tools like a numeric system, written language, calendars, and agricultural systems.

Who were the Mexica (Aztecs)?

The Mexica (Aztecs) were people who were war-like and took control of most of Central Mexico. They created the city of Tenochtitlan, having big buildings, male-only schools, and a slave system from prisoners of war.

How did religion operate in Mesoamerican societies.

In many societies, like the Mexica, they sacrificed hearts for the gods to please them, usually killing people, like those who were prisoners of war.

Who were the Esiko/Inuit people in North America?

The Esiko/Inuit People were a hunting-based tribe which lived north from Mexico and usually hunted moose and caribou, and fished seals.

What did northwest tribes in North America do as opposed to other tribes?

Northwest tribes hunted and fished more, and living near rivers or forests

What did southwest/great plain tribes in North America do as opposed to other tribes

They focused more on irrigation and farming, living in settlements made of stone and adobe

What were the differences of the north and south eastern parts of eastern America?

The Northeast was more mobile and farmed to benefit from most of the land available, while the south made permanent settlements trading corn and grain throughout the Mississippi river.

How did North American Religion work?

North American Religion took natural things, like water, animals, forests, and games, and linked those to gods.

What were a few reasons Europe wanted to explore new continents in the 15th century?

The population recovered from big events, like the bubonic plague since 1347 and took more exported goods, governments had become stronger, and some like Western Europe wanted economic growth. Travelers like Henry the explorer in Portugal helped others like Vasco go around Africa to India thanks to his beliefs.

Who was Columbus?

Born in Genoa, Italy, he served the Portuguese government and believed the world was small enough to reach Asia, which was bigger than what people usually thought.