Unit1.1,1.2
PaleoEra-33000BCE,primarily13000BCEto2500
3000BCE-PeoplearrivedthroughtheAsiapacificbridge(glacierduringiceage,33000to10,700)
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13000BCE:peopletraveledbywatercraftalongcoastlineandinlandtogettonorthamerica.
ttributeofPaleo-Indians:Reciprocity,ortheretuningoffavorsorgiftsaspartofamutualrelationship(nottrade
A
related,informal).
Peoplesettledinalaska,andmanynorthernpartsincanada.Andusedspearsandhuntingtoolstoprimarilyhunt.
9000to8000BCE-Megafaunadied,andbiggeranimalswerehuntedtoextincition.
ArchaicEra-8000-2500BCE
urrentregionalenvironmentsformed,andresultingincreasedfloraandfaunaprovidedadvancedfoodsources.
C
Resultedinlesslandandincreasedfishingandhuntingpopulationsleadingtogrowingarchaicpopulation.Women
farmedaswell.
● untedgameacrosscontinentfromseasontoseason
H
● Fish,nuts,berrieswereprimarycomponentofdiet
● Familyandcommunityemphasis(genderroles)
● Manysettledalongrivervalleys
* **Keynotes:3sisterfarming,thecombinantionofCorn,beans,andSquash
relyingonthecornstalkforsupportandhelpingproducefertileenvironmentforall3
plants.
Loosebands,Decentralized,andfocusedprimarilyonhuntingandgatheringso
didnothaveanytimeforlanguageorcreativebuilding,pictographs.
TribalandConfederateEra-2500BCEto1400CE
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Incas(SouthAmerica)
-Covered2500milesfromColumbia,
Peru,Argentina
-Regionalauthoritybasedonunified
SunGod
-Strongengineeringcapabilityknownfor
bridges
-Pavedroads,canalsystems,
aqueducts
-UnlikemanyNativesocieties,they
werepatriarchal
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Mayans(CentralAmerica)
-Strongpolytheisticbeliefsdemonstratedin
theirelaboratereligiousstructures
-Inventedthenumberzero
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ztecs(Mesoamerica)
-Developedfloating islandsandmaize
-PresentdayMexicoCity-Tenochtitlan
-Coalitionoftribeswithstronghierarchyemphasis
-Strongcentralizedgovernment
-Basketmaking,Metalshaping,andjewelry
-HadmajorconflictwithCortesin1519
okohamculture:intertwinedwithmesoamericanideals,andinvolvedthedevelopmentofadvancedirrigation
H
systemsandballcourts,etc.
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Pueblo(Southwestern-RioGrandeValley)
-Sandstonecliffswithbuilt-inmudshelters
-Elaboraterowsofterracedgardensforcrops
-Anasazi“ancientones”hadcomplexirrigation
AttributeofEra:Confederacy:Tribesorbandsthathavegroupedtogether,usuallysharingcommonculturesor
nearbylocation.
Ex.Iroquois,Pueblo,Hokohamconf.,however,manyconfederationsexistedpriorto1400,
OrderofDevelopmentofeasternwoodlandscultures:PovertyPoint,Adena,Hopewell,Missisipian.
Usedmutualistictechniquestomaintainsocialorder,suchasConformity,Cooperation,Persuasion.
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Iroquois(EasternWoodlands)
-Permanentvillagesbasedonagriculture&nomadic
lifestyles
-StrongestgroupinNortheast:CoalitionorConfederationofSeneca,
Oneida,Onondaga,Cayuga,&MohawkIndians
⚫ -Strongmilitary&politicalunity
Cahokia(PlainsalongMississippiRiver)
-25,000Nativeswithstrongmoundbuildingskills
-Primarilyhunting&gatheringwithmixedagriculture
AdditionalVocab:
ribute:Paymentdemandedforentry,orpreventionofwarorarrest.
T
Ex.PochtecaAztecsinarmedcaravanswhodemandedsuchtribute.
ivas:Undergroundstructuresusedforceremonialpurposes.
K
Ex.PuebloanandHopipeoplesusedtheKivaforsleepingandkachinarituals.
atrilinieal:Amarraigeorlineagethatistracedthroughthefather.(PatrilatinforFather)
P
Ex.Ojibwe,Menominee,Potawatomi,andHo-Chunkwerepatrilinealsocieties,andcouldnotmarryamemberof
thesameclan.
, atrilinieal:AmarraigeorlineagethatistracedthroughtheMother.(MatrilatinforMother)
M
Ex:CherokeeandChicksawtribeshadmatrilinealsocieties.
ecentrilized:NocentralGovernement.
D
Ex.Archaictribes.
* **Summary
DuringthePaleoeraindianpeoplesmigratedfromasia,initiallybeginningin33,000throughtheglacierbridge,but
closerto13,000beganarrivingviathecoastlineandsettlingamongthewestcoastanddistributingwestward.In
9000BCEtheyfacedtheextinctionofthebiggeranimalswhichledtothemredistributingthemselvesandtheirfood
sources.
In8000BCEtheArchaicerabegan,andtheshiftingclimateledtodiversifiedenvironmentsandindiantribes.
Thesegroupswereloosebandsofpeoplethatmadeiteasytohuntandgatherfood,yetthesepeoplewerenotas
thoroughlydeveloped.Focusedonrivervalleysandhuntedallseason.Familyplayedabigroleandbeganto
leadintotheculturalandorganizationaldifferences.Theyalsodeveloped3sisterfarming(Corn,beans,squash),
whichwasincorporatedintheSouthwest.
eginingin2500theTribesbegantobandtogethertoformConfederacies,suchastheIroquois,Pueblo,
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Hokohamconf.Theybeganfocusingonculturesuchasbuildingalanguageandalphabetsystem,theexceptfor
woodlandcultureswhichbuiltpictographs.
SpreadofmaizecultivationfromMesoamericanorthwardsupportedeconomicdevelopment&socialdiversification
amongsttribes.TheMayasusedhumansacrificeinpyramids,anddevelopedacalendarandthenumberzero.And
AztecsusedPochtecatocollecttributethroughtheirarmedcaravans.Woodlandsculturesdevelopedbeginning
withPovertypoint,followedbyAdena,Hopewell,andMissisipian.Plainstribeswerestilllooselybanded,and
reliedheavilyonhuntingtechniqesandgathering,likeCahoika.Pueblolivedincavecommunitiesandweremostly
communal.IroquoisandsimilarNortheasterntribeswereabletomixtheirfarmingtechniqueswiththeirhunting
andgathering.
uetotheexistenceorneedofasurplus,groupsandtribesbandedovertimetocreatethissurplusand
D
wentfromdecentralizedtocentralized.
nit2-1
U
Culturalreinassance:
● Sciencetextsfromgreeksandromansdiscoveredandstudiedmedicine,geography,andsupportedby
muslimandeasternscholars.
● ArtistssuchasLeonardodaVinciandMichelangelocreatedworksrootedinclassicaltraditionandbased
oncloseobservationsofnature(includingthehumanbody)andattentiontoperspective.
● Renaissanceeuros.wasreferredtothe“heightofcivilization”towhichpeoplecouldaspire.
astedifferences:
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● Age,genderandsocialclassdominatedpolicyinmoderneuros.
● Monarchsfocusedonmerchantingversuscatholicmotives.
● 75%ofpopulationwaspeasantry,starvedbytaxesandcatholic/monarchyfees.
● Peasantrevoltswereoften,andweredominatedandconsolidatedbytheupperclasses.
Worseningfactors:
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● 5millionpeasantsin1450to100millionin1600,andenglandwantedPrivateproperty
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● LittleIceagewithfamine,combinedwithdeforestationleadtolesshuntinggame.
● Englandwentform2.5million(1500)to5million(1620),
● Wagesfell,whiletextileproductionincreasedthroughentrepreneurship
● Vagabonds(wanderers),werepassedalawthatgotthemwhipped.
● Thecolonieswereseenasalandofopportunityformanyeng..
aluesofeuros.:
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● Newformsoftradeandmarketingemergedwiththedealingofmoney,andtheemergenceofcompanies,
suchastheJointstockcompany(Investments)
● Thehouseholdwasthecenterofprogression,andwasaNuclearfamily(manychildern)
● Childrenwerelaborers,womenbearchildren,Menareheadofhousehold.
● Tradedominatedmodernengland,andnuclearfamiliesconstitutedmanyeng.households.
eligiousfactors:
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● Christians,muslims,andjewswereinconstantconflictin1400,throughtheCrusades.
● Crusadesintroducedmanyeuros.totheeastandallthespices,ideas,andgoodsthatbecame
soughtafterluxuryitems..
● ThechurchusedIndulgencesasawayofearningmoneyandcompletingtask,sinnerscouldgotoheaven
bypayingchurch.
rotestantchurch:
P
● Martinlutherattackedthecatholicchurchmakingyoupaytogotoheaven
● Knownastheprotestantrevolution,focusedonfaithversuspayingchurch.
● Priesthoodwasinthepowerofthebelieverversusagoverningchurch.
● TeresaofAvalia:CatholicholyorderstorepudiatecorruptionandtoleadtheChurch’srenewalbyliving
piouslyandausterely.
● IgnatiusLoyola:militantgroupcalledthesocietyofjesus,wereadviserstothenonchristians.
oyaltyandreligion:
R
● Kinghenry8marriesCatherineofAragon,thenmarriedAnneBoeyln,andtookovertheChurchof
england,consolidatingproperties.
● Edward6supportedCalvinism,howerverMary1’sreversalsawprotestantsburnedatthestake.
● Intheend,withviolencefromromancatholic,sheembracedtotalmilitantanti
catholicism(Protestant)
ortugalmotives:
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● Merchantssoughttoincreaseprofitsbynewertraderoutes,forGoldandslaves.
● Caravelandthearabsail,compassandastrolobehelpedfacilitateeuroexploration.
● PrinceHenry“Thenavigator”,encouragedmerchantstoraidortradeintheatlantic.
● Portugueseshowedwayaroundsaharatoafrica,asia,anddemostratedslavetrade.
lavery:
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● Slavesweretakenascaptivesofwarorindebtedness.
● Indebtednesswasusuallyworkedoffthroughafamilyorslaveswereusedtomakemoreslaves.
● StatuswasflexibleaswithQueenNzinga,daughterofaslave.
● Thetradeofslavesenabledgoodsfrommuslims,mostlymenslaves.
● Prefferedrulersweregivenguns,whcihinexhangeprovidedmoreslavestotheeng..
● Slaverywasnowamarketdominatedbyportugal,supportedthroughafricanrulers
● Racedefinedslavery,andsodidtheirmethodsthatseemedlowerthaneuros.ans.