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Ch. 1 Notes

Story of Ch. 1 Sec. 1 Story -1st Americans crossed from Asia on the Bering Land Bridge -Began Farming -No longer had to be nomadic -This allowed them to specialize -This led to them having surpluses of goods -This allowed them to trade with others -They had to travel to trade, which led to and exchange of ideas -This led to cultures advancing -Eventually three civilizations became great in the Americas 1. Maya 2. Aztec 3. Inca

Story of Ch. 1 Sec. 2 Culture = ways of life Early cultures developed in the S.W. and the Miss. Valley and were focused mostly on survival. Spread all across N & S America and adapted to their environments.

Story of Ch. 1 Sec. 3 Islam became a major religion in the Arab world. Arabians made remarkable contributions to math (dev. algebra), medicine, and astronomy. Complex trade networks developed in E. & W. Africa. China dominated the trade routes that linked E. Asia to the Middle East.

Story of Ch. 1 Sec. 4 -1st monotheistic religion is Judaism -2nd is Christianity -Judaism and Christianity became the foundation of religious beliefs in Europe. -Protestantism comes along and eventually all of Europe is either Christian or Protestant. -Greece and Rome provided the basis for modern ideas about democratic government. -Eventually, Europeans set up our government that is based on Christian religious beliefs and the ideas about democracy we got from Rome and Greece. Story of Ch. 1 Sec. 4 (cont.) -American form of democracy. -Republic – a form of gov. in which people choose representatives to govern them. -Europe advances by coming into contact with Arabs in the Crusades and through the Renaissance. -Martin Luther begins the Protestant Reformation and now we have many Protestant churches. -Europeans start to explore easier ways to trade. -Led by Henry The Navigator of Portugal - Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama is 1st to sail around tip of Africa.