HIS 346L Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Manhattan, Quartering Acts, Royal Proclamation Of 1763
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During the last ice age, migrants crossed from russia and siberia into alaska by way of the bering strait. Indians were very diverse which made it easy for europeans to kill them. Small pox and measles wiped out a number of indians. The plains indians lived from mississippi to canada. Aztecs were very advanced, built cities like grids, were very warlike people, and captured and sacrificed by cutting out hearts. Mayan civilization was further couth, very advanced, built pyramids and aqueducts, and had a calendar and written language. Incas in peru, were advanced, domesticated animals, and built stone pyramids. 1534 spanish/pizarro captures the incan capital; lima, peru. Western european catholics decide to reconquer israel through crusades. Crusades bring about sugar, silk, velvet, spices, and glass mirrors. Italy was the jump off point for crusades. Venice, genoa, and pisa were getting rich trading with arabs. Portugal under prince henry the navigator starts exploration. 1488 bartholomew diaz reaches cape of goodhope.
