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The Americas

The Americas. Mr. Bost World History. The Ice Age—The Bering pass. Land bridge connecting Alaska to Russia Humans could walk it Migrated from Asia Ice melted, flooded the land bridge. http:// www.history.com/videos/the-first-americans#the-first-americans. Pan-Pacific Theory.

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The Americas

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  1. The Americas Mr. Bost World History

  2. The Ice Age—The Bering pass • Land bridge connecting Alaska to Russia • Humans could walk it • Migrated from Asia • Ice melted, flooded the land bridge http://www.history.com/videos/the-first-americans#the-first-americans

  3. Pan-Pacific Theory • People came by boat • 1st theory: followed the NE Asia coastline to Alaska • 2nd theory: Island hopping across the Pacific

  4. Ancient-Middle Age America • Populations grew after the migration • Four Peoples rose as dominant in S.A. • Taino (Caribbean) • Aztecs (Modern-day Mexico) • Incas (Modern-day Peru) • Mayans (Tip of Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador)

  5. Jigsaw • Get into groups of 4 • This is your “home group” • Count off 1-4 • Get into groups of your numbers • This is your “expert group” • Number 1’s: Taino • Number 2’s: Aztecs • Number 3’s: Incas • Number 4’s: Mayas

  6. Taino People

  7. Taino People • Inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater and Lesser Antilles • Thought to be related to peoples in South America • Divided territory into chiefdoms • Eventually died out due to small pox, slavery by the Spanish, and intermarriage

  8. Aztecs • Central Mexico Area, capital: Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City) • Formed an Alliance, The Triple Alliance, to form the Aztec Empire • Comprised of city-states ruled by a king

  9. Interesting Aztec Mythology • Originally wanderers • Huitzilopochtli, the sun god, would give them a sign • An eagle eating a snake on a cactus • Saw the sign, and settled down • Thought to be the site of their capital

  10. Aztec Architecture • Pyramids • Human sacrifice • Unique City layout • Aligned with the stars http://www.history.com/videos/aztec-pyramids#aztec-pyramids

  11. Incas • Largest Pre-Columbus American Empire • “Capital” in Modern-day Peru—Cusco • Used assimilation and conquest to expand their empire

  12. Inca Life • No Written language, communicated with pottery • No laws, higher classes punished lower classes • Four provinces of the empire under a central government-federal system

  13. Mayans • Tip of Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador (Yucatan Peninsula) • Only early Americans to have a written language • Developed written calendars • End of the world? • Math • Still exist today http://www.history.com/videos/the-mayans

  14. Agriculture & Architecture • Corn • Raised Gardens and terracing • Pyramids with great steps • Influenced modern techniques http://www.history.com/videos/where-did-it-come-from-the-ancient-maya---power-centers#where-did-it-come-from-the-ancient-maya---power-centers

  15. Ball Game • Played by Aztecs and Mayans • Similar to racquetball-must keep the ball in play http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnFjsbn36QI

  16. Renaissance America • Foreign Explorers Internet scavenger hunt

  17. The fall of Empires • Cortez's Invasion 1519 • Came from Cuba • Arrived in Mexico • Burned his ships…

  18. Think-Write-Pair-Share WHY WOULD CORTEZ BURN HIS SHIPS??? http://www.history.com/videos/the-aztecs#the-aztecs

  19. Perfect Timing… • Cortez defeated a few natives’ attacks, allied with others • Word got to MONTEZUMA-Leader of the Aztecs • Expecting the return of their god-Quetzalcoatl • Cortez arrived during this time spanishwars.net

  20. Why did Cortez seem to Be a God? • Advanced weapons • Lighter skin • Beards and short hair • Armor • Their god was expected Historyfiles.co.uk

  21. Off to a good start • Cortez made it to Tenochtitlan • Montezuma gave him gifts • Things got shaky, Cortez held Montezuma hostage Brittanica.com

  22. Things get bad • Cortez occupied the city • Troops interrupted a sacrificial ceremony • Aztecs got angry, began rebelling • Cortez brought out Montezuma, they stoned him to death • Why would they kill their own leader? • Chased Cortez out of town http://www.history.com/videos/wonders-of-latin-america-montezuma-and-cortez#wonders-of-latin-america-montezuma-and-cortez

  23. Vengeance • Cortez managed to regroup • Allied with the Tlaxcala (another tribe) • Sieged Tenochtitlan • Built Mexico City in its place • Small Pox killed off whoever Cortez didn’t • Cortez called back to Spain, discovered California, then died a bitter old man

  24. SPANISH COLONIZED MUCH OF THE AMERICAS AFTER THIS

  25. OTHER EUROPEANS ALSO SETTLED IN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS

  26. THE REST YOU COVERED WITH THIS GUY: Mr. Almes

  27. Pictures: • Courtesy of Google images and wikipedia.org

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