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| Occupied Peru, had a theocracy, over 1 million inhabitants, and similar to Native Americans adopted conquered people to be Incas. |
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| Occupied central mountains of Mexico, had monumental architecture, large scale agriculture, religion (polytheistic), etc. |
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| Located on Four Corners (NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, COLORADO, UTAH). Built into canyons, traded with Aztecs, lived in settled villages (pueblos). |
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| "Mound Builders", settled along Mississippi, built mounds, places of burial/religious importance. Civ gone by the time of European exploration. |
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| Mississippi River Valley Civilizations |
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| Along Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, tribes develop a thriving village culture, hunter/farmer. |
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| "People of the Longhouse", lived in Northeastern US, New York, west of Hudson river. Composed of five Native American tribes - Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. |
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| Lived in Quebec/Ontario. Were sworn enemies of Iroquois. The Iroquois defeated the Algonquins are took their lands with help from Dutch and English. |
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| Earliest Humans In America |
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| Siberians crossed Bering Sea on a land bridge to Alaska over 15,00 years ago. |
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| Aztecs, Incas VS Native American Tribes |
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| The Native Americans tribes were nomadic, smaller, and never achieved the level of sophistication that the great civs of Aztecs and Incas accomplished. |
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| Great Biological Exchange |
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Native Americans Get: Horses, sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, and chickens.
Europeans Get: Three staple crops - Corn, potatoes, and beans. |
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