Cahokia is compared to the great ancient cites of Tenochtitlan and Machu Pichu. At Cahokia’s height it was an epicenter located in the Mississippi River Valley, and after its demise it was built over as if it never existed. Arguably North America’s greatest Native American city Cahokia was strategically placed, and operated on a set system that helped maintain the city until the system began to…
In 1911, Drumheller Valley’s very first load of coal was brought out by wheel barrow. At the time, coal was undercut with a hand pick, blasted with dynamite, and hand loaded into pony-drawn coal cars. Drumheller coal quickly proved ideal for railroads, home heating, cooking, and making electricity. As demand for Drumheller coal skyrocketed, mines sprung up along the river valley and competition became fierce. In order to compete, many coal operators sought to improve productivity.…
This video is about the Indus Valley Civilization, which is cities around the Indus River. Since it was near a river agriculture was a big part of the development. I learned a lot more about the Indus Valley then what we had talked about in school. The Indus Valley Civilizations was one of the bigger civilization during that time. The two main cities were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.…
What do you think when you hear about the cliff dwellings of Machu Picchu and Mesa Verde? Thesis: The Machu Picchu and Mesa Verde cliff dwellings were ancient civilizations that contained both differences and similarities, and they were highly important. Mostly because of their harvestation, supplies, skills, terrains, structures, and artifacts. The Machu Picchu cliff dwellings were different in several ways regarding farming, building, and other numerous things.…
The Cahokia Mounds Historic Site is the one of largest pre-Columbian Native American cities in America at 600-1400 CE. This site cover near 2200 acres about 3.5 square miles and contains over 120 ancient made mounds in wide range of sizes, shapes and functions. \cite{wiki:xxx} The biggest Mound in Cahokia is the Monks Mound, figure \ref{fig:1}. It received its name from the group of Trappist Monks who lived on one of the nearby mounds. The beginning of its construction dates from 900-955 CE.…
Approximately ten miles from downtown Atlanta, one thousand six hundred eighty-three feet above sea level stands Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain is, simply, an enormous rock that is made of granite. The mountain can be seen from Kennesaw Mountain (West), Amicalola Falls State Park (North), and Mount Yonah (Northeast). On the northwest side of the mountain, there are currently faces of three men carved into the granite: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis.…
John Day Fossil Bed National Monument is one of the monuments in Oregon. This national monument was established on October 8, 1975, has 21.88 miles of land, and is located in Kimberly, OR. Oregon Caves National Monument the second monument in Oregon. Established on July 12, 1909, 7.124 miles of land and in located near Cave Junction, OR. The trails of Oregon are Abiqua falls Trailhead located near Scotts Mills, OR; Smith Rock State Park located in Terrebonne, OR; Silver creek falls located near Sublimy, OR; Angles rest a hiking and trail in Portland, OR; and Opal creek wilderness in located in the Wilamette National Forest, in Lyons, OR.…
(1)They are also believed to be fisher-gatherers as well. Lots of artwork involving birds have been found on the site and the entire site is actually in the shape of a bird. Mounds were also found that archaeologists think were made to help the ancient people determine the change of the seasons. The ancient peoples disappearance is still a mystery.(1)…
Poverty Point, Louisiana is a historical place that has brought many mysteries and uncovered cultures in that place. There are many historical findings that have made Poverty Point known. Mounds were big hills used by many early American groups, for organized “cemeteries”. Interestingly, the people at poverty point did make these mounds, but they were not made for this use. The mounds were there to have houses and homes on them, and to show that you had a wealthy status.…
The Lava Beds National Monument the place we want to go sounds very excited, but it also sounds dangerous. The students in the eight grade in Atkinson County Middle school were wondering if you Mrs. Holmes will let us go for a field trip. We will help out, work hard, and other things you want us to do, so we can go to the field trip to California. This trip is very far, but it will be the only far trip we go to from the whole school years. The Lava Beds National Monument is California's biggest secret and it will be the best trip we ever have.…
Later, it would be found that De Soto was never a Great Sun he just claimed he was. Cahokia established one great militaries of the Native Americans. Some Believe Monks Mound was used for war advantages. According to Lynda Shaffer "Even the Spaniards, with their gunpowder, iron weapons, and horses, had good reasons to fear them. "…
The start of the Neolithic ages was around 11,00 BCE when it reflected on the evidence of developments that brought by climate change, which led to the development of food production. Since the development of food production this led to settlements which cause trading to happen both locally and over long distances. Hunters and gathers villages faced crisis when the Fertile Crescent region became drier and cooler, there was a decline in the availability of food production which was them to move from one place to another which led the agriculture and permanent settlement (Harmon pg.10-11). In Windspear he talks about how the civilization developed first in the great river valleys the Ganges, Tigris, Euphrates and the Nile in the need of water for cultivation during the warmer weather ( Winspear pg.14). Since the weather was warmer and since the land was by the…
According to Brandner, along the east coast of Mexico there are evidences of language and mathematical relationships in the pre-classic period, before 200 BC going back before eighteen hundred B.C., the period is much larger in terms of structural influences of the American and central American native peoples. It might be possible that some of the Maya migrated to Southeastern North America. A connection possibly as far west to Choco canyon and north up to Wisconsin then as far East as the Carolinas, where extensive archaeological excavations have taken place (Brandner 2014). For example, ancient Cherokee and Yuchi elders tell stories of how they migrated to the Carolinas and the south in four to five different migrations.…
The Great ruins had 18000 inhabitants and that is a lot. Stone is what they are made out of and that is was helps the people survive. The ruins go from 1800 acres and covers 100 to 200 miles long. Much of the gold that was mined in Africa was from the Great Zimbabwe. There was stone structures built for the rulers,priests, and all of the citizens that were living good.…
The Earliest civilization in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East was Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is bordered on its sides by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia, in fact, is Greek for “between the rivers.” The rise of Sumerian Civilization began when the first Sumerian cities began in the lower part of Mesopotamia, and Sumer became a great empire inside of Mesopotamia. The Indus River Valley Civilization is the first civilization in India.…