Vocabulary
Who were the Paleo-Indians?
The people who crossed the Bering Land Bridge
Who was Mansa Musa?
Muslim king who ruled Mali
What was the early migration to the Americas?
During the Ice Age, a land bridge was exposed, and the Paleo-Indians crossed the bridge into alaska.
Where did the Aztecs settle?
South to Central Mexico
What year did the people who lived in Mesoamerica start growing maize/corn?
1500 BC
What were pueblos?
Above ground houses made of adobe clay
Who was Askia the Great?
Songhai's greatest ruler named Muhammad Ture
What did the Olmec do at around 1200 BC?
They developed the earliest known civilization in Mesoamerica
Where did the Anasazis settle?
In the North American Southwest
When did the Anasazi start building Pueblos?
After about 750 AD
What does matrilineal mean?
When you trace your ancestry through their mothers, not fathers
Who was Socrates?
One of the greatest greek philosophers
What happened to the Maya in around the 900 BC?
They began to collapse
Where did the Inca begin as a small tribe?
In the Andes Mountains of South America
When did the Anasazi begin to abandon their villages?
1300 AD
What was the Iroquois League?
Its was when the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca formed a political alliance called the Iroquois League.
Who was Michelagelo?
One of the greatest renaissance artist.
Where did the Aztec migrate to around the mid 1100's AD?
They migrated south to Central Mexico
What states did the Four Corners include?
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
When did farming societies develop in North America?
After 1000 BC
Whats a joint-stock company?
They are businesses where a group of people invest together
Who was Johannes Gutenenberg?
A german man who developed a printing press that used movable type.
When did the Aztec find their capital and what was it called?
it was called Tenochtitlan, and they founded it in 1325 AD.
The far north of what country is divided into Artic and Subartic culture areas?
North America
When did the Tuscarora join the Iroquios League?
1722