Little Ice Age

2 10, 2017

Who built Great Zimbabwe? Central African history

By |2019-08-22T23:46:16-07:00October 2nd, 2017|Africa|Comments Off on Who built Great Zimbabwe? Central African history

Central Africa in the Middle Ages: Great Zimbabwe Iron comes to Central Africa Besides South Africa, central Africa is the most isolated part of Africa. For many years, the people who [...]

11 09, 2017

West Asian environment – Little Ice Age to global warming

By |2019-09-05T06:36:44-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian environment – Little Ice Age to global warming

Iraqi oil production (2000s AD) In the 1500s AD, a global cooling period known as the Little Ice Age affected people all over the world, from the Navajo and Iroquois in North America to the French in Europe [...]

10 09, 2017

Late Middle Ages timeline 1100-1500 AD

By |2020-01-13T04:51:00-08:00September 10th, 2017|Central Asia, History, When|Comments Off on Late Middle Ages timeline 1100-1500 AD

The Mongol court (1200s AD) - Late Middle Ages timeline The Little Ice Age After the warming trend of 1000 AD came a colder period around 1300 AD called the Little Ice Age. [...]

9 08, 2017

Navajo history – Dine – Native Americans

By |2018-04-07T17:05:37-07:00August 9th, 2017|History, Native American|Comments Off on Navajo history – Dine – Native Americans

A Navajo dog today After the ancestors of most Native Americans crossed the Bering Land Bridge, about 12,000 BC, they split up and settled in different parts of North America. The Navajo [...]

9 08, 2017

Mississippi People – Native Americans

By |2020-04-29T06:48:56-07:00August 9th, 2017|History, Native American|Comments Off on Mississippi People – Native Americans

A Mississippian warrior Why were the Mississippians powerful? About 800 AD, the old Hopewell people seem to have developed what we call the Mississippian culture. People living near the Mississippi river got new kinds [...]

8 08, 2017

Blackfoot history – Native Americans

By |2018-04-07T17:05:33-07:00August 8th, 2017|History, Native American|Comments Off on Blackfoot history – Native Americans

Montana landscape with a moose calf wading People we call Athabascans or Dene lived in Blackfoot territory (modern Montana and Canada) in the Paleo-Indian period, by around 10,000 BC. They lived by hunting and gathering. They [...]

8 08, 2017

American geography and environment – Native Americans

By |2018-04-19T11:28:44-07:00August 8th, 2017|Environment, Native American, North America|Comments Off on American geography and environment – Native Americans

North American environment: The north Most of North America was (and is) just not very good for people to live in. That's why not that many people lived in North [...]

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