AP US History Unit 1 Content Outline

(________) wipes out Native Americans but benefits Europe.

Lack of resources= ________ in the Great Plains and Great Lakes.

Major centralized civilizations in Andes (Inca) and Mexico (Aztec)

______ built dense urban centers with mounds and farming, trade

_____ develop villages with maize farming, foraging, hunting

Spanish introduce ______ in 1500’s

________ led to irrigation, maize farming, large pueblo towns

_________ natives based on fishing, social hierarchies, wealth

Africa dominated by ______________________ with Arabs

Europe beginning to centralize power and expand through ______________

disease (esp. smallpox) wipes out Native Americans but benefits Europe new crops and livestock to Americas; maize, tomatoes, and potatoes to Europe

________ dominant colonial power for 100 years

Conquistadores looking for God, Gold, Glory and Encomienda system develops and leads to _________

French explore Canada and the Mississippi for fur trade and creates ___________

English begin to arrive seeking __________