The History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
The History of the Native Peoples of the Americas |
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This project discovers the history of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean Islands. All aspects of each people is discussed such as politics, art, technology, social structure, etc. The information in this text is organized by individual cultures by region.
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Introduction - The First People in the New World
Discusses how the New World came to be populated and describes the earliest pre-historic cultures of Native Americans. | ||
Chapter 1 - Mesoamerican Cultures
Mesoamerica stretches from central Mexico to Central America. Mesoamerican cultures were largely sedentary and agricultural. They had centralized political systems, a sophisticated understanding of astronomy and mathematics, had methods of writing, and a shared core religious belief system. | ||
Chapter 2 - Andean Cultures
The Inca built a vast empire high in the Andes | ||
Chapter 3 - Amazonian Cultures
The natives of the jungles of the Amazon | ||
Chapter 4 - Caribbean Cultures
The first natives in contact with Europeans | ||
Chapter 5 - Southwest Cultures
The mighty Apache and Navajo tribes | ||
Chapter 6 - Californian Cultures
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Chapter 7 - Northwest Cultures
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Chapter 8 - Great Basin Cultures
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Chapter 9 - Plateau Cultures
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Chapter 10 - Plains Cultures
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Chapter 11 - Southeast Cultures
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Chapter 12 - Northeast Cultures
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Chapter 13 - Subarctic & Arctic Cultures
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References
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