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Title: The Earliest Americans lived as Hunters and Gatherers


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The Earliest Americans lived as Hunters and
Gatherers
  • 1. Toward the end of the last Ice Age. By foot
    over a land bridge from Asia or in small boats
  • 2. Hunted smaller prey, fished, and gathered
    edible plants and fruits

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The Earliest Americans began to experiment with
simple methods of farming
  • 3. People began planting and harvesting preferred
    edible plants from seeds
  • 4. Maize, squashes, beans, avocados, chilies

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Agriculture Dramatically Changed Peoples Way of
Life
  • 5. Farming gave a reliable food supply, people
    could settle in villages and expanded life
    expectancy
  • 6. Farming allowed for developed skills, created
    social classes and nonagricultural activities

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Early Mesoamerican Civilizations - Olmec
  • Geography located along the Gulf Coast of
    Mexico, covered with swamps, rain forest and
    fertile river flood plains, hot and humid.
    Resources include salt, tar, clay wood, rubber
  • Urban Design pyramids, plazas, giant
    sculptures, thriving urban communities

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Olmec Civilization
  • Economy Large and Prosperous trading network
    throughout Mesoamerica
  • Achievements ruling class, urban societies,
    ritual ball games, ceremonial centers

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Zapotec
  • Geography Mountainous region in southern
    Mexico, fertile soil and mild climate in valleys
  • Urban Design planned cities, pyramids, temples,
    palaces around a giant plaza
  • Language Hieroglyphic writing system
  • Achievements urban planning calendar system
    based on movements of the sun
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