History

Chapter 1

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homosapeans

originated in central american

nomadic

people on a constant move, hunted in groups of 20-30 found in north american & canada

maize

native american name for corn

bering strait

a land bridge between Asia and the Americas created during the last ice age 20-30,000 years ago.

when was the clovis culture developed

12,000 B.C.

Clovis Culture

the first well established human culture in the americas

Clovis Culture was known as_________

big game (large animals) hunters

What type of people were the clovis culture?

nomadic people

patrilineal

Ancestory was always determined by the property rights

chiefdoms

a political organization in many native american tribes

decentralized

a broken up political organization (no monarchy)

Joint stock company

private company with several partners as investors. Funding exploration & settlement in new world until colonies became profitable

Gentry

larger plantation owners

Quakers

believed in the golden rude

mercantilism

home country had the right to control all trade to and from its colonies

navigational act

designed to control colonial trade