HIST 1103 Midterm: Exam1 Studyguide
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All ids on the exam appear from the list given. How and why are essential for understanding history. Essay must fully answer the question (in regards to length) Cahokia a fortified community near modern-day saint louis. Mound builders created this establishment in the mississippi river valley. The population of the community was between 10,000 and 30,000 in the year 1200. It stood as the largest settled community in what is now the united states, until it was passed up by philadelphia and new york in the 1800s. Cahokia goes to show just how capable the native americans were of building large, functioning communities. Colombian exchange transatlantic flow of goods and people. Tobacco, corn, potatoes, and peanuts were brought to europe, while wheat, rice, horses, cattle, pigs, sheep and sugarcane were brought to the new world. The colombian exchange also introduced disease that the native americans were extremely susceptible to, which made them weaker and easier to conquer.
