PERIOD 1: 1491-1607 APUSH – MS. JUSTICE - BHS DIVERSITY AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS Diversity

156 Distinct Ethnic Groups

Map Credit: KVDP © Terri Johnson Used with Permission

knowledgequestmaps.com MAIZE CULTIVATION BEFORE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED… WHERE DID MAIZE CULTIVATION BEGIN? WHAT DID THIS MEAN? RESULTS OF MAIZE CULTIVATION FOR NATIVE AMERICANS:

domestication of animals

trade between tribes & social diversification

irrigation

economic development PRE-COLUMBIAN CULTURAL GROUPS Culture Groups

Cultural areas of North America at time of European contact

Public Domain Map by Nikater MARITIME TECHNOLOGY & EXPLORATION NEW MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES

Caravel

Compass

Astrolabe

Sextant PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR WEST AFRICANS AS SLAVES

WEST AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE EUROPEANS’ MOTIVATION THE THREE Gs THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

COLUMBUS: POINT / COUNTER-POINT

▪ Read “Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress” ▪ Highlight the Qs to Consider at the bottom: 1. Yellow 2. Green 3. Blue ▪ Use those colors to highlight evidence for each question in the reading ▪ Read “Columbus Day: A Time to Celebrate” ▪ Highlight the Qs to Consider at the bottom: 1. Yellow 2. Green 3. Blue ▪ Use those colors to highlight evidence for each question in the reading SPAIN’S EARLY COLONIES FABULOUS WEALTH & EASILY CONQUERED NATIVES?

 No gold  Alienated & embittered Natives  Spread epidemics  Did not extend Spanish rule

De Coronado’s Exploration , 1540-1542 Castillo de San Marcos

Mission Nombre De Dios ENCOMIENDAS ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM

Original Spanish settlers granted land and the right to extract labor from local inhabitants ENGRAVINGS PRODUCED BY THEODORE DE BRY, 1599 THE CASTA SYSTEM THE CASTA SYSTEM