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    CHAPTER ONE: Before History IDENTITIES: Complex Society Paleolithic Venus Figurines Metallurgy Social Class/Social Structure Lucy Neolithic Lascaux Cave Paintings Neolithic Revolution Agricultural Revolution MAP: Olduvai Gorge Neander Valley Catal Huyluk Lascaux CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in SW Asia and Indo-European Migrations IDENTITIES: The Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Codes/Laws Stele Assyrians Economic

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    in which their gods are concerned for their welfare‚ and take time to assure them that they are safe. They create special guardians‚ such as the “Spider Grandmother‚ a traditional helper and donor” (Mythology 98) or the “Water Spider…helper to the Anasazi” (Mythology 98). Both beings are meant to help‚ and to guide. To show the Zuni and the Hopi peoples how to achieve their place in the world. With Hopi and Zuni myths‚ all things must have a role or a place‚ they must be in balance with nature‚ and

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    advance their population‚ although most tribes in North America never progressed into empires like the Aztecs. Groups that used corn to build large tribes include the Mound Builders of the Ohio River valley‚ the Mississippian culture‚ and the southwest Anasazi. When corn cultivation reached the Atlantic coast‚ a method‚ known as three-sister farming‚ developed. Indirect Discoveries of the New World The first Europeans to land in the Americas were the Norse

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    fossil fuel‚ and global warming‚ we can no longer over look this housing design. Our ancestors‚ who did not have fossil fuels or electricity‚ had a better knowledge of passive solar design than most people today. The best example of this is the Anasazi people who lived in southwestern U.S. (Kennedy‚ J. F.‚ Smith‚ M. G.‚ & Wanek‚ C. 2002‚ p.26). They carved their homes in rock ledges with huge over-hangs‚ the reason for doing this was that in the summer the sun is higher in the sky‚ and the over-hangs

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    GKT1 Jessica Love‚ RN Geography and the Development/ Diffusion of Human Society Colorado River Provides water for irrigation to 7 states in the Southwestern United States and 2 states in Mexico The Colorado River has been utilized since the Anasazi Indians‚ the first culture to use irrigation systems Supports a wide variety of crops‚ like cotton‚ alfalfa‚ and grazing land for livestock in an otherwise arid and drought-prone climate (Cohen‚ et al.‚ 2013). Colorado River The Colorado River

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    large‚ frozen lands / Pacific Northwest -> salmon fishing‚ settlements along coast‚ engaged in competition / Far West -> wealthier‚ densely populated / Southwest -> irrigation / Great Plains = sedentary farming / Woodland Indians -> Mississippi (Cahokia = St. Louis) / Northeast = mobile‚ farming by clearing the land fast / Algonquin tribes -> Iroquois Confederation Why do historians so often differ? • Positivists: shared views that real knowledge can only be derived from direct‚ scientific observation

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    Name _____________________________ Date ________________ Period ____ American History Test 1 A Chapter 1 Exploration and Settlement‚ I. Matching: Match the following descriptions with their proper identities. (25 points) _____ 1. country that focused on developing the fur trade rather than stable settlements _____ 2. _____ 3. colony originally settled to be a safe haven for Catholics _____ 4. _____ 5. colony settled by Puritans to be “a light shining from atop a hill” _____ 6. _____

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    The Navajo or as they are know by their own culture as Diyin Diné‚ which means the holy people‚ is the largest Native American tribe in the United States. A nation established more than 600+ years ago‚ in a time before Christopher Columbus landed in the “New World”; the Navajo Indians is one of the oldest tribes located in our country. Located 2‚313 miles to the south‚ another famous tribe existed. The Mayan Indians called the beautiful‚ tropical lowlands of present day Guatemala home. A culture

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    were the first to encounter the Europeans. They lived on the Atlantic coast and hunted and fished for their foods and lived in wigwams in the summer but lived in closer areas in the winter and basically relied on what was stocked up to live on. The Anasazi lived in the Colorado‚ Arizona‚ and New Mexico area and were great at trading between the tribes. They made fabrics‚ baskets and art made of stone. They were farmers and grew crops and lived off the land with livestock plus they were astronomers

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    HIST 107 QUESTIONS‚ WALKTHROUGH AND NOTES Posted on: Monday‚ September 3‚ 2012     History 107 Fall 2012 Homework Assignment ONE On Brinkley‚ Chapters 1-4 and classroom lectures. For Antelope Valley Students: e-mail to dlewis60@avc.edu by Wednesday. September 19. For Citrus Students: e-mail to dlewis@citruscollege.edu by Thursday‚ September 20.   Answer the following in a minimum of 750 words. You will likely find‚ however that you will need more than 750 words. Try and  cover as  much

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