North America

The First Civilizations of North America 1. In the long time period after the first people(Siberian nomads) migrated to America through the Bering strait, their descendants expanded throughout the continent. Mesoamerica was the base of civilizations which was continued by the Mayan and Aztecs. • These people were known for having very complex organizational structures, societies, religion, art, government and trade. • Through means of commerce and travelling, there was a vast influence regarding

UNIT ONE: Terms and Concepts I. The Shaping of North America 1. History was beginning first recorded 6,000 years ago. 500 years ago Spaniards discovered the Americas and soon started colonizing the new lands. 2. The theory of Pangaea suggests that the continents were once stuck together into one huge continent. Eventually they started drifting into separated landmasses, which gave birth to the modern continents. 3. Geological forces by the continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains

Both North and South Americas span across many latitudes. This means that they experience many different climates. North America is very wide and experiences continentality. South America is more narrow and does not experience the same level of continentality. Both Americas have rain shadow effect in their south west. They have desert areas created by this rain shadow. South America has a huge tropical area that North America does not experience, but South America does not have an arctic area like

Even though the French were key factors in the colonization of North America, they are not normally mentioned in history books. However, their lack of prominence in history books does not mean that they are entirely unimportant. The French were extremely skilled hunters and trappers when they came to North America, and almost all furs and skins from North America were insanely valuable. Also, the French explorers were after everything every other explorer was after; the Northwest Passage, and a shorter

Various theories exist on how the first people came to what we know today as North America.  “The three groups of people are Indians, West Africans, and Europeans who came together more than five hundred years ago.” (Schultz, 2014, p.3)  Currently the three groups were broken up into three eras, the Paleo-Indian Era, the Archaic Era, and the Pre-Columbian Era.  The Paleo-Indian Era (10,000 to 15,000 years ago) consists of Native Americans which were Paleo Indians that were traveling in search of

that migrated to North America formed Jamestown as the first settlement and were searching for fortune and a better living then they could have in England. Jamestown was founded under the Virginia Company, these English joint stock companies were appointed for this reason - to produce successful settlements. Another reason contributing to the English colonization of North America were the economic problems and concerns that plagued the English. For this reason they went to the Americas in search of raw

Introduction: This report is intended to brief the reader on the effects of emerging economies on North America’s economy and the global market on a whole. This report provides an overview of the emerging economies of India & China; their education, ideological beliefs & economic performance and how North America’s way of business is affected. This report was compiled based on articles from reputable sources, such as Bloomberg and articles published within the industry. This report was authorized

Brazil vs North America business habits can be quite different. North Americans are far less expressive when communication nonverbally, for example greeting people, Brazilians will use handshakes but more commonly a kiss on the cheek or some sort of touching, whereas in North America business etiquette greeting is most common with a firm handshake. Personal space is also much different in Brazil versus North America, Brazilians are close talkers and a small distance between each other is considered

nations took after the excursion made by Columbus looking for new exchange courses to Asia. They wound up colonizing North America for diverse monetary reasons. Spain colonized America in light of the fact that they were hunting down gold and silver. They did discover a great deal of gold and silver when they vanquished the Aztec and Inca Empires. France colonized North America on account of the immense measure of hides they found there. The French exchanged with the Indians for hides that they

For millennia, North and South America lived isolated from the rest of the world, self-contained continents populated by many different native tribes, but without having contacted any nations east of the Atlantic. Through this separation, vastly different cultures were able to develop on the two sides of the ocean. The worlds of Europe and the lands that would one day become the Americas finally collided in 1492, when an explorer called Christopher Columbus tried to sail west to reach Asia and reached