HIST 2055 Chapter : History 2055 Fall 2012
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Alaska; cultivated crops- maize (indian corn); lived all over north and south. America and some made large cities: western america: hohokam and anasazi. Made large communities in colorado and utah; cultivated corn and squash; and developed advanced irragation systems and multi-roomed houses in caves; their descendants are the hopi and zuni indians known as the pueblo. Acoma: middle america: mound-building farmers of the mississippi valley. Created different types of mounds for religious ceremonial burial and dwelling purposes; developed agriculture and lived in large towns; poverty. Point in louisiana is one of the most important archeological sights in north. Beginning of european overseas expansion: trade in the eastern hemisphere. Madeira, and the azores; they establish plantations and use slave labor; Also import slaves to portugal and spain and become dominant in that part of the world; this was all possible because of the new technologies, trade activity, and development of trade with africa, the want to spread.
