HIST 103A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Little Ice Age, Caravel, Mound Builders
24 Jan 2018
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[t]he discovery of america, and that of a passage to the east indies by the. Cape of good hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind. - an inquiry into the nature and. Due to climatic changes, large mammals went extinct: small game and more plants began to appear. The americas had diverse cultures, lifestyles and social organizations. In 2500 bce, meso-americans bred the grass teosinte into maize squash as well created a mutually reinforcing agriculture: maize alone cannot sustain life, so growing beans and. Three sisters agriculture: mississippian mound-building cultures i. a. In 1000 ce, three sisters agriculture is widespread, enabling larger, denser settlements with more complex social organizations: urban civilization flourished in yucatan, then, later in. North american southwest and mississippi river delta i. Mound builders : these mounds showed a complex religious structures these civilizations created, human sacrifice, massive flat tops surrounding large plazas i.
