Paleo-indians: These were the first Americans‚ nomadic hunters and gatherers‚ they dispersed throughout N and S America after crossing Beringia. By 11‚500 years ago‚ they were making stone tools. By 900 years ago‚ they began to cultivate crops. Some began to establish permanent settlements. They reached their peaks of success after they mastered agriculture. Mayans: The Maya established an empire about 2000 years ago in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Their city‚ Teotihuacan housed 100‚000 people
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IDs The 8 IDs on the exam will be drawn from this list. A complete ID should place the event/person/concept in time and space‚ identify it fully‚ and discusses its historical significance. Preparing these IDs will help you prepare for the exam as a whole. Cahokia- had pop of 15000-20000; largest city of the Mississippian people. Year 1150 (900-1350). Had mounds that were 100ft high and used for rituals. King Alfonso- Historical significance: Gives a glimpse on how the Europeans colonized
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In the early 15th century the Age of Exploration began‚ which changed world history. European powers were sparked by ambition to gain wealth‚ power through trade and spreading religion among several nations. Among all these nations‚ Spain was the one with the most ambition‚ who sought an alternate route towards Asia for direct access to valuable spices and other goods. Spain had their reasoning as to why they had to seek an alternate route‚ due to having conflict with the Islam. This conflict caused
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who lived there. Each colonist having some duties in the colony taking strength from each other and supporting each other in order to survive. In 1585 the first established English settlement in “The New World” was Roanoke Colony commonly referred to as “The Lost Colony of Roanoke.” Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in “The New World” established by the Virginia Company of London in 1607. Jamestown was the 1st capital of the colony for 83 years (from 1616 until 1699). The settlers
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Equiano‚ Squanto Movie Clips: • Scene from Pocahontas – Disney • Scene from The Lost World • Last of the Mohicans • America: The Story of US – “Rebels” Episode • Other Clips from online resources shown as needed Key Concepts: 1. Roanoke 2. Virginia Company 3. Jamestown 4. “Starving Time” 5. House of Burgesses 6. Mayflower Compact 7. Powhatan Confederacy 8. Royal Colony 9. Charter Colony 10. Joint-Stock Company 11. Proprietary Colony 12. Puritans 13. Massachusetts Bay
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John White was appointed governor of the first English colony on Roanoke Island. with 115 men‚ women and children. However they were quickly running low on supplies because of the cold winter. John White left the colony and returned to England to get more supplies. To support the colony he couldn’t return for three years because of the war called Anglo Spanish War and ssa travel was not safe. When he finally returned to Roanoke Island he couldn’t find any of the colonist because their homes
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information technology and increasing HR training efforts are all critical. One example illustrates what happens when jobs and work are changed. R.R Donnelley is the leading commercial printing firm in the U.S. One of its primary facilities is in Roanoke‚ Virginia‚ where 3.5 million books a month are produced with about 300 employees. To improve productivity and profitability‚ Donnelley focused on lowering costs‚ improving workplace safety‚ and reducing errors. Because making numerous changes was
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becoming a journalist‚ Blake moved to Roanoke‚ Virginia into the same violent and drug infested environment. Blake chose his way of life by engaging and surrounding himself in negative behaviors such as drugs‚ guns‚ and gang violence. Blake’s actions provoked his death. When Brent came home to visit his brother sees that his Blake has been transformed and now hangs out with drug dealers and gangs. When Brent went to see his brother Blake in Roanoke‚ Virginia Brent realized his little brother
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Early Virginia and its Factors of Attraction Virginia was founded in 1587 at Roanoke. The Roanoke settlement was unsuccessfully settled due to unknown reasons. The second attempt at settlement in the Virginia colony was on the James River in 1607 and was successful. Attempting to become the first permanent English settlers of the New World the colonists found themselves surrounded by hostile natives‚ famine‚ drought‚ and disease. Little did these seventeenth century colonist know‚ they were
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U.S. History Chapter 1 1. Marco Polo was responsible for stirring European interest in China. He did so by telling stories of his adventures in China. Polo described Asia as a world of shimmering silks‚ fragrant spices‚ and unlimited gold. 2. Columbus planned on reaching Asia by going west around the globe‚ where as da Gama’s went around the coast of Africa‚ and sailing to India. 3. Some technological inventions that helped sailors in their exploration and discovery of new lands were
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