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The Creation of American Society

The Creation of American Society. 1450-1775. Worlds Collide. European explorers claimed to have found a “new world” when they arrived in the Western hemisphere but it was only “new” to “old European eyes”

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The Creation of American Society

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  1. The Creation of American Society 1450-1775

  2. Worlds Collide • European explorers claimed to have found a “new world” when they arrived in the Western hemisphere but it was only “new” to “old European eyes” • It is estimated that some 45 million Native Americans claimed the “new world” as their land for over 9,500 years

  3. Peopling the Continent • Where did they come from? • Northeastern Asia • About 15,000 years ago • 13,000 B.C. • Across the Bering Strait • Continued south following food sources & settling

  4. MesoamericaCultures of Ancient Mexico • Olmecs • 1200 BC to 400 BC • Ceremonial centers/Ritual statues • Decline between 900 BC and 400 BC

  5. Mayan civilization • A.D. 200 • Southern Mexico • Built spectacular cities • Hierarchal society • King • Nobles • Merchants & Artisans • Peasantry • Religion • Writing/Math/Calendars

  6. The Aztecs Aztec Empire 1325-1500 Central Mexico • The Incas • Inca Empire 1440-1524 • Peru, South America

  7. The Mound Builders The Adena and the Hopewell 500 BC – 400 AD The Mississippian Cultures 800AD - discovery Cahokia Mounds North American Civilizations • The Cliff Dwellers • The Anasazi • The Pueblo • ? – 1450 • Four Corners-Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah

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