Ancient American Civilizations
Cultural development can be separated into three categories of
increasing intellect and complexity. Tribal is the lowest form of
civilization, Chiefdom the intermediate level, and finally the state
level, which represents the highest form of civilization in Ancient
America.
The tribal band represented the basic primitive level of civilization.
In Ancient America, the tribal level was a loose association of bands
or villages. The ties between these villages represented a “tribe.”
Many of these early groups sustained life in difficult environments,
in which climate extremes were usually always present. These climate
conditions such as extreme heat, wetlands, and thick woods greatly
obstructed the development of the tribal civilization. Tribal
civilization relied on fishing, collecting, and hunting. Tribal bands
were typically nomadic, moving around the various terrains in a given
area. Their movements were often repetitious, and would mostly occur
because of food migrations or seasonal plant changes. Tribal groups
that engaged in slash and burn methods tended to move less frequently
than the other tribal bands, as this type of farming provided stable
output. In Ancient America, the tribal civilizations mainly survived
by subsistence farming, this in turn kept their populations low.
Villages and tribes had leaders or in some case chiefs, who displayed
exceptional abilities in communal activities (hunting or battle),
which led to their authority. Many Ancient American Brazilian tribes
of the Amazon basin held intertribal warfare as a way of life. In
fighting, members of the tribe would capture priso...
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...e elite became a weak factor in the state civilizations
as the entire social civilization played a distinct role in running
the territory. The state had an emperor or king which the commoners
supported and held him to be a higher power. To support the state
level structure, intensive farming techniques were used including
terracing, irrigation, and high yields. The state also differed from
the chiefdom in that it had increased regional trade, architectural
monuments, a developing merchant class, and an accurate city outlook.
The three divisions of Ancient American civilization have their
apparent distinctions, but also have some distinct similarities. Each
level builds off the previous in a progressive pattern, as seen in all
stages of cultural development, whether comparing it to Ancient
America or the 20th century.
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