HS 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Descendents, Pedro Menéndez De Avilés
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Modern humans appeared in africa about 400,000 b. c. Humans traveled across beringia, the land bridge connecting asian siberia to. Oral traditions say indian tribes have always lived in america. Significant settlement in chaco canyon new mexico. Dozen towns and two hundred outlying villages. Descendents are the hopi, zuni, and acoma. Mississippians influenced tribes in great lakes, the carolinas, and florida. Reached its height between 1100 and 1300. Iroquois great league of peace (mother only owes six cents) The great league of peace members met in council and reached consensus. Developed agriculture: corn, beans and squash three sacred sisters. Remained in tense conflict with algonquin people. Iroqouis oral tradition and scholars indicate sometime between 1100-1500. Disagreement about when the iroquois league of peace formed. Now it is called the haudenosaunee confederacy and is active. Prior to the creation of the league there was relentless warfare. Hiawatha, or heyenwatha was an onondaga chief.
