American Peoples and Cultures

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Historia Latinoamericana Mind Map on American Peoples and Cultures, created by Rebeca P on 12/06/2018.
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American Peoples and Cultures
  1. Illnesses
    1. influenza
      1. Smallpox and measles
        1. Malaria
          1. Plague & yellow fever
            1. Typhus
            2. Three groups according to organization
              1. Nomadic
                1. Very small groups
                  1. Hunting and gathering
                    1. No surplus of food
                      1. Cheyennes & Apaches - Great Plains of NA
                      2. Semisedentary
                        1. Settle for periods
                          1. Slash-and-burn
                            1. More complex division of labour
                              1. Hunters
                                1. Crops
                                  1. Religion
                                  2. Limited knowledge of domestication
                                    1. Tupí - Brazil
                                    2. Sedentary
                                      1. Rooted on permanent basis
                                        1. Mastered domestication
                                          1. No large animals
                                            1. No shields
                                          2. Complex social structures
                                            1. Confederations & chiefdoms
                                              1. Power enlargement
                                                1. War and domination
                                              2. Arawaki - Caribbean
                                                1. Higher civilizations
                                                  1. Mayas
                                                    1. Pre-Classic period (250-900 AD) & (1200-1450 AD)
                                                      1. Lowland forests - Guatemala & Southern Mexico
                                                        1. Sophisticated agriculture. Base of their economy.
                                                          1. Society
                                                            1. Rise of urban centers.
                                                              1. Hierarchy & inequality.
                                                                1. Few nobles & many commoners
                                                                  1. Slavery
                                                                  2. Legacy
                                                                    1. Astronomical knowledge
                                                                      1. Mathematics
                                                                        1. Writing system
                                                                          1. Stepped pyramids with temples
                                                                        2. Aztecs
                                                                          1. Post-Classic Period (900-1500 AD)
                                                                            1. Central Mexico (almost from coast to coast)
                                                                              1. Intensive Agriculture
                                                                                1. Dams
                                                                                  1. Canals
                                                                                    1. Flood channels
                                                                                      1. Chinampas
                                                                                      2. No extensive bureaucratic system
                                                                                        1. Tribute
                                                                                          1. Social rules as intermediaries
                                                                                            1. Complex religion
                                                                                              1. Sacrifice
                                                                                              2. Legacy
                                                                                                1. Causeways
                                                                                                  1. Temples
                                                                                                    1. Canals
                                                                                                  2. Incas
                                                                                                    1. 15th Century
                                                                                                      1. Ecuador to northern Chile & Argentina. Across Bolivia's highlands.
                                                                                                        1. Agriculture
                                                                                                          1. Sophisticated terraces
                                                                                                            1. Maize & potatoes
                                                                                                            2. Society
                                                                                                              1. Cultural imperialism
                                                                                                                1. Quechua
                                                                                                                  1. Forced rotary draft labour system
                                                                                                                  2. Legacy
                                                                                                                    1. Roads
                                                                                                                      1. Quechua
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