Aztecs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

original people in the americas migrants from asia original people in the americas migrants from asia estimated population in americas in 1490s 50 million to 100 million people estimated population in americas in 1490s 50 million to 100 million people built remarkable cities in the rain forests of the yucatan peninsula between 300 and 800 mayas built remarkable cities in the rain forests of the yucatan peninsula between 300 and 800 mayas developed ...

RNR 200 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 "Protecting the Environment" view? - ANSWERS-Long history of setting aside land to protect flora & fauna (e.g., Europe, China, India, Romans, Aztecs, Incas) § Was this "conservation" ? • Religion or appeasement • For enjoyment of the ruling class Was the "protecting the environment" perspective actual conservation? - ANSWERSno it was for religion or appeasement for enjoyment of ruling class what are three rese...

Paleo Indians - the first Americans who crossed from Asia into North America sometime between 38,000 and 10,000 BC Berginia - Land bridge from last ice age Agriculture revolution - 10,000 years ago climate got warmer so everyone started farming Native Americans - Decendants to paleo indians. Over 650 groups Mesoamerica - Olmecs mayas toltecs and aztecs Olmecs - First great Toltecs - Traders Mayas - Farners + raiders Aztecs - 5 million popukation. Conquered by spanish empire North Am...

AMSCO - 1.4 Reading Notes - AP HistoryCahokia - correct answers - Largest of the earthen mounds that the Mississippians built - Located in southern Illinois - People abandoned here around 1450 Matrilineal society - correct answers - Means that social standing was determined by the woman's side of the family - Mississippians used this -- Ex: When the Great Sun died, the title passed not to his own son, but to a sister's son. City-State - correct answers - Used by the Mayans - Definit...

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History Final: American YAWP 1-15 Questions and Answers The first American arrived on the North American continent approximately - CORRECT ANSWER-12-20 thousand years ago Agriculture arose in North America - CORRECT ANSWER-Nearly simultaneously as in Asia/eastern hemisphere The crops most commonly grown by Native Americans, also called the "Three Sisters," include all of the following except - CORRECT ANSWER-Wheat What is the best term to describe Native Americans ancestry/descent?...

Pre-Columbian Era CORRECT ANSWER - Groups of hunters arrive from northwest Asia and cross the land bridge Bering Strait into North America, becoming the first Americans - The Mayans, Toltecs, Aztecs, and Incas settle in Central and South America - The Adena-Hopewell, Mississippian, and Pueblo Hohokam civilizations emerge in North America - The Renaissance flourishes through Europe, leading to a revival of learning, the rise of new and powerful monarchies and the growth of major cities. ...

True or false? Georgia was the youngest and southernmost of the 13 colonies? - True Who is Hernan Cortes, and what is he notorious for? - Spanish explorer/conquistador who marched across Mexico and conquered the Aztecs (aka Spanish Mexican war, which lasted from ) What Spanish explorer/conquistador discovered, and was the first to cross the Mississippi River? - Hernando de Soto What was the main goal of de Soto's expedition in 1538? - To find gold and conquer Florida for the Spanish ...

Atlantic World correct answers (A Growing World) Term used to describe both the geographic region encompassing the Atlantic Ocean and the 4 continents of Europe, Africa, North America, and South America, as well as the interactions and relationships among the peoples of this region. Feudal Vassals correct answers (A growing world) Land-owning nobility tied to their lords through mutual bonds of service; a vassal defended his lord, and the lord protected and rewarded his vassals with riches a...

In classical Athens, a. the growth of democracy was accompanied by the simultaneous growth of slavery on a massive scale. b. a slave who was freed by his or her master became a citizen of the city-state. c. slavery was criticized by the greatest of the Greek philosophers including Aristotle, and was ultimately outlawed in society as a whole. d. through time slavery became associated with race and especially blackness. - Answer A The agricultural civilizations of West Africa were characte...