pots to a state agent‚ Suzanne Smith‚ during a sting operation that had been organized to find and prosecute people who loot archaeological sites. The pots appeared to be from the Anasazi cultural group. Inside one of the pots were modern plant remains that looked like parts of a daisy. The state agent knew of an Anasazi site that had been looted during the summer. She went to the site and found that three types of daisies grew in that area. The three types of daisies are shown below. Outwardly‚ the
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The Americas before the arrival of the Spanish and Christopher Columbus were extremely different. Prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus and the Spanish crew‚ the Americas were beautiful and an amazing sight to be seen. The Americas had luscious forests‚ magnificent wildlife‚ and extremely astounding terrains that had almost never even been stepped on. The land was green and the amount of new animals were thriving. But as soon as the Spaniards stepped foot onto these beautiful continents‚ everything
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demise in the 9th century. Cahokia: Mississippian culture refers to the combined tribes of the Mississippi valley of the south-eastern US. They relied heavily on maize‚ squash‚ pumpkins and nuts. They established a hierarchal society with their largest city‚ Cahokia‚ covering 5 square miles near modern St. Louis. By its peak in the 11th and 12th centuries Cahokia housed 20‚000‚ more than London at the same time. They developed an accurate calendar but by 1250 Cahokia was deserted‚ possibly due to
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Although Antarctica is pretty irrelevant in the world today‚ its break off from the ancient supercontinent Gondwanaland 30 million years ago‚ played a crucial role in stabilizing the climate for human life. In particularly‚ Its separation from South America created water gaps which allowed winds to sweep around the world.In addition‚ the separation created a cooler climate more stabilized for human life (Linden‚ 35). It was not until 5‚000 years ago when urban societies developed laying the foundations
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feathered serpent‚ primary god of central Mexico. Moundbuilders: Indian peoples of the Ohio River valley who sustained some large settlements after the incorporation of corn during the first millennium A.D. The Anasazi: New Mexico tribe that destroyed a region with deforestation Cahokia: The Mississippian culture flourished in what is now the midwestern and southeastern United States. Relying largely on maize‚ squash‚ nuts‚ pumpkins‚ and
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Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________ Enduring Vision Ch 1 & 2 Use your knowledge of U.S. History to answer the following questions. Put your answer on the answer sheet. Save the answer sheet as your name‚ type your name on it‚ and email to me in 1 week. ____ 1. Which of the following is not one of the theories about how America was originally settled? 1-3 |a. |Siberian hunters crossed from Asia to North American during the last ice age.
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princess‚ an emperors trusted officials‚ and an army general. This complex system creates countless issues within the government. During our class‚ we looked at societies like Cahokia and the Incas. Although Cahokia and the Roman Empire were clearly very different‚ they had a very similar outline to their society. In Cahokia they had one chief similar to that of the Romans with an emperor. They also had large areas for public gatherings‚ entertainment and a defined central city surrounded by what
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Often‚ the solutions to our current world problems are found in history‚ we just have to look closely for them. Native Americans had and have very culturally different ideas that we need to utilize in order to solve these problems in America. Native Americans can teach us about political structure and about foreign policy‚ and how to handle it. They were extremely innovative and creative in their infrastructures‚ and way of life‚ they were just different from us. Native peoples conserved and minimized
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The Moundbuilders The first Native American Moundbuilders had lived east of the Mississippi River in Louisiana in 3400 BC. This was four hundred years before the Egyptian pyramids were built. The largest mound found in Louisiana was twenty-five feet high. The people in this group lived closely to bodies of water such as rivers and lakes and survived mainly on shellfish and fish. The Moundbuilders created relatively large piles of dirt domes that were used for marking territory‚ performing ceremonies
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agricultural‚ trade‚ and religion‚ have been found. 4. What was the largest city of the larger culture described in the book? Describe this city – population‚ physical characteristics‚ etc.? (3 pts.) The largest city in the Mississippian Society was Cahokia. It had a population comparable to many of the Eurasian cities. It was bigger than any Amerind settlement. It has the biggest mound surrounded by
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