HIST 1301 Lecture 1: Chapter1Outline
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They primarily migrated in a southward direction and established thriving settlements in central mexico and the andes mountains. A second wave crossed the western mountain ranges and moved into the mississippi valley and eastern woodland regions of north america: around 6000 b. c. , many societies developed farming based on corn, potatoes, and squash. Agricultural surplus led to populous, urbanized, and wealth societies in mexico, peru, and the mississippi. Valley: american empires, the aztecs and incas established highly populated and powerful empires in mesoamerica and the. Andes: tenochtitl n, the metropolis of the aztec state with an impressive population of 250,000 by 1500, served as the center of an expansive and well-regulated tribute, agricultural, and trade network. European explorers were impressed by the city"s wealth and abundance of food items, textiles, and precious metals: aztec priests and warrior-nobles ruled over this empire by subduing most of the people of central.
