HSTR 210A Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-39: French Wars Of Religion, Pueblo Revolt, Fort Caroline
12 Sep 2016
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The bering strait was dry windswept landmass that served as a wide, inviting bridge that connected eatern siberia and alaska. Recent archeological discoveries in pennsylvania, virginia, and chile, suggest that prehistoric humans may have arrived much earlier. About 5000 b. c. e. , native americans had transformed themselves into farming societies. Around 1500 b. c. e. , farming towns first appeared in mexico. Mayans developed a rich written languagem sophisticated mathematics and astronomy, to create a calendar that is more accurate than the europeans were using at the time. Many as 12 million people peaking twenty different languages making up the. Featuring irrigated farms, stone buildings, and interconnected networks of roads made of stone, Tenochtitlan in 1325 on lake tezcoco, site of present day mexico city. Wanted captives to sacrifice to the gods and to work as slaves. Pay tribute (taxes) in goods and services and developing a thriving trade in gold, silver, copper, and earls and agricultural goods.
