Historical Terms – XV
The Americas and the World Indian: misnomer created by Columbus when referring to indigenous New World peoples; still used to describe Native Americans. Toltecs: nomadic peoples from beyond the northern…
Historical Terms -VIII
American Civilizations and the World Archaic cultures: hunting and gathering groups dispersed over the Americas by 9000 B.C.E. In the Americas, sedentary farmers depend on the staple crop known as…