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Contemporary history

Chapters 1-5 Vocabulary

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Chapter 1 Bering Land Bridge and nomadic hunters ? Once the sea level dropped, a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America in the area of the present-day Bering Sea between Siberia and Alaska was exposed. Nomadic Asian hunters are the ?immigrant? ancestors of the Native Americans. Incas ? The Incas were in Peru. Mayans ? The Mayans were in Central America. Aztecs ? The Aztecs were a Native American Empire who lived in Mexico. Their capital was Tenochtitlan. They worshipped everything around them especially the sun. Cortes conquered them in 1521.

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Accomplishments and Personal Legends What was your latest accomplishment? It doesn?t have to be big or outstanding, perhaps you completed a laundry list of chores, but have you followed your personal legend? In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago is a boy who wanted to travel and became a shepherd. Along his travels he has a strange dream in which he is brought to the pyramids. Then he meets an old king who inspires him to follow his dream and go to the pyramids of Egypt. By the end of the book Santiago has met many people including an alchemist who guides him to his treasure. In my project I have shown a map of his journey including five scenes from the book.

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