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American History to 1865 Ch. 1
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History
Undergraduate 2
08/26/2012

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BERINGIA
Definition
land bridge that joins present day Alaska and eastern Siberia
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MAYAS
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an indigenous civilization that was in Mexico and Central America
mysteriously disappeared they were fully develop people
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AZTECS
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-Great civilization in Mexico
-they believed in human sacrifices
- they were conquered by Hernando Cortes
- their emperor was Montezuma
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INCAS
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- the largest empire in south america
-they ruled Peru before the Spaniards came
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HEBREWS
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- supposedly the first to come to america but there are no records
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PHOENICIANS
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- an ancient Semitic civilization
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LA SANTA MARIA, LA NIÑA
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