early cultures were present in the americas before the arrival of christopher columbus.
early cultures were present in the americas before the arrival of christopher columbus.
early cultures were present in the americas before the arrival of?
christopher columbus
cultural traits brought by the first immigrants later evolved and spawned such cultures as iroquois on north america and pirahã of south america. these cultures later developed into civilizations. in many cases, these cultures expanded at a later date than their old world counterparts. cultures that may be considered advanced or civilized include norte chico, cahokia, zapotec, toltec, olmec, maya, aztec, chimor, mixtec, moche, mississippian, puebloan, totonac, teotihuacan, huastec people, purépecha, izapa, mazatec, muisca, and the inca.after the voyages of christopher columbus in 1492, spanish and later portuguese, english, french and dutch colonial expeditions arrived in the new world, conquering and settling the discovered lands, which led to a transformation of the cultural and physical landscape in the americas. spain colonized most of the americas from present-day southwestern united states, florida and the caribbean to the southern tip of south america. portugal settled in what is mostly present-day brazil while england established colonies on the eastern coast of the united states, as well as the north pacific coast and in most of canada. france settled in quebec and other parts of eastern canada and claimed an area in what is today the central united states. the netherlands settled new netherland (administrative centre new amsterdam - now new york), some caribbean islands and parts of northern south america.
history of the americas
the history of science in early cultures refers to the study of protoscience in ancient history, prior to the development of science in the middle ages. in prehistoric times, advice and knowledge was passed from generation to generation in an oral tradition. the development of writing enabled knowledge to be stored and communicated across generations with much greater fidelity. combined with the development of agriculture, which allowed for a surplus of food, it became possible for early civilizations to develop and spend more of their time devoted to tasks other than survival, such as the search for knowledge for knowledge's sake.
history of science in early cultures