Early American Civilizations

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Early American Civilizations

• Notes for Semester Exam

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Facts about Early American Civilization

• The earliest people who migrated to the Americas
  came from Asia.
• The first American civilization emerged along the
  Mexican Gulf Coast.
• The Incan Chosen Women were trained to serve the
  sun god.
• Mayan government can be described as each city
  having its own ruling chief.
• The drop in the sea level caused the migration of
  peoples to the Americas.

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More Facts about early American Civilization

• The first people who migrated to North America
  came by way of the present-day Bering Strait.
• Peoples conquered by the Incas were enlisted into
  the Incan army.
• The Chosen Women made elaborate clothing worn by
  the Sapa Inca.
• The Aztec government can be described as having a
  single ruler.
• The Incas united their empire with a road system
  that extend for more than 12,000 miles.

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More Early American Terms, People, and Places

• Cuzco- capital of the Incan empire.
• Pachacuti- founder of the Incan empire.
• Nezahualcoyotl- Aztec poet-king
• Inti- Incan sun god.
• Huitzilopochtli- Aztec sun god.
• Quipu- knotted, colored strings used for keeping
  records.
• Tribute- payment from a conquered people.
• Tikal- largest Mayan city.