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Chapter 1 Notes

7 billion years ago earth was created, 6 thousand years ago, western civilization 500 years ago, America Ice age- 2 million years ago Lakes made by glaciers Land bridge connecting Eurasia 54 million People in America by 1492 Agriculture made civilizations “Three-sister” farming beans on corn stalks and squash on corn mounds Native Americans were sparse and spread out Europeans ruled nature Native Americans one with nature Christian Crusaders tried to conform everyone Marco Polio supposable went to China Mid 1500s Europeans progress down African coast Slaved were taken from African coasts to work on sugar plantations 1488 Dias rounded African tip 1498 de Gama reaches India Spain was successful Spain went west to go to the Indies and ended up in America 1450 renaissance coaxed adventure In 1492 Columbus sailed unknowingly to American 3/5 of crops from America Europeans introduced the horse New diseases killed 90% of Native Americans Spain tries to conquer America Pizarro killed Incas Cortez conquered Mexico GGG Fortress St. Augustine 1565 Americanized Indians 1796 first California mission at San Diego.