Early Civilizations in America

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Early Civilizations in America

• I. Who, When From Where?...
• 1. Native Americans
• 2. 25,000 years ago
• 3. From Asia
• a. Across Bering Straight

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II. The Mayas

• 1. Greatest early civilization
• 2. Northern Guatemala
• 3. Mainly Farmers
• a. Corn, Beans, Peppers, Tomatoes

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4. Mayan Classic Period (100-800AD)

• a. Great cities
• b. Pyramids
• -astrology
• -seasonal calendar
• -mathematics
• c. Ideographs
• -symbols ideas
• d. Pottery
• e. Jade art
• f. Painted walls

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4. Post-Classic Period (900-1519AD)

• a. Over-population
• -migrate to Yucatan
• b. City States established
• d. Conquered by Toltecs
• and Spanish (early 1500s)