APUSH Grade 10 Topic 1

Land Bridge

The piece of land that people immigrated from Siberia to Alaska which populated the Americas

Mayans

• 300-800 years ago built cities in the Yucatán Peninsula (Central America)

Aztecs

• made a strong empire from Central Mexico and were as large as some cities in Europe.

Incas

•  made a powerful empire in western South Africa, were based in Peru. 

Algonquian

The largest common family language in Northeast America

Siouan

The largest common family language in the Great Plains

Southwest settlements

•  inhabited by the Hohokam, Anasazi, and Pueblos and had also developed complex societies. They helped Mexico’s economic growth by farming maize and utilizing irrigation systems. 

Northeast settlements

• lived in the mountains and didn’t have a lot of contact with other tribes. They had diets based off of hunting, gathering, and fishing. Settlers usually lived in longhouses/plankhouses.

The Adena-Hopewell culture

 originating from Ohio is famous for their large mounds. They eventually spread into New York and combined hunting with farming.

Longhouses

•  lived in by multiple families and could span to 200 feet long. 

Woodland Mound Builders

• consisted of people who lived in New Jersey to Florida who built lodging along rivers. 

The Iroquois Confederation

a powerful union who battled against American Natives & Europeans from the 16th century all the way up to the American Revolution. They consisted of tribes who lived near the Great Lake and New York.

 Protestant Reformation

Down in Northern Europe, the Protestants started to revolt against the pope in Rome