Native American Cultural Regions #1
What type of housing was used in the most northern parts of the Arctic Region while on the hunt for food?
Igloo
In the Southeast region the #1 agricultural crop grown used for food and trade was?
Corn
What does the acronym G.R.A.P.E.S. all stand for?
Geography
religion
achievements
politics
economy
social structure
What kind of revolutionary concept of math did the maya create?
The idea of the concept of zero "0"
The maya were located on what Peninsula? and their civilization covered over what three modern day countries?
Yucatan peninsula and it covered mexico, belize and guatemala
True or false: all of the the native american cultural regions were were nomadic and moved around from place to place in search of food without any permanent settlements or housing.
False
True or False: Bison was the major source of food and protein for every native American cultural region expect for the arctic and subarctic regions.
False
Was not in the northeast, southeast, and arctic regions.
Which Native American Cultural region would you find the creation of Totem Poles?
The Pacific Northwest Cultural region
Although the Maya didn’t have a form of currency, they were known to use what instead?
Cocoa beans and seashells
What were the five classes of the Mayan social structure?
The Ruler “King”
The Mayan Nobles and Priest
The Merchants and Artisans
The Mayan Peasants
The Mayan Slaves
Which native American cultural region would you find natives living in plank houses?
Pacific Northwest
In which native american cultural region would you find pueblos, built of stone and adobe and located in cliff dwellings
Southwest Cultural Region
Which native American cultural region has a desert type climate and is an elevated bowl like area surrounded by the rocky mountains to the east and the Sierra Nevada mountains to the west?
The Great Basin Cultural Region
How were the maya able to develop accurate calendars?
recording the movements of the moon, sun, stars and planets
What was the benefit of the Mayan civilization being located on a peninsula in a tropical rainforest?
the rainforest allowed for a natural barrier or a camouflage of the civilization thorough dense vegetation and the peninsula allowed for the maya to see approaching invaders in advance.
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
A joined forces to stand together against invasion, a peaceful alliance and a cooperative government over these native tribes.
Which two native american cultural regions where known for their basket weaving skills?
the California region and the Great basin region
What three events would required the act of Human sacrifice in the Mayan civilization?
crowning of a new king
building of a new temple
a natural disaster
The mayan believed in hundreds of gods, what word would we use to describe a group of people who believe in more then one god?
Polytheistic
Fill in the blank: Mayans built long-running causeways called _______ in order to facilitate trade between cities. Causeways were frequently built between allied cities so that merchants and travelers journeying between them would not have to face any problem.
sacbes
What make it difficult for the natives of the California region to trade, navigate and travel long distances?
California's rugged landscape, marked by mountain ranges and deserts, made it difficult for Native groups to travel great distances, and the region's native peoples were even isolated from each other
What was the creek confederacy?
an attempt by eastern woodlands natives to present a united front against both Native and white enemies.
What are the three types of houses/shelters used in the southeast region?
Chickee
mound grass house
domed grass house
The governor of each mayan city state who was responsible for running local government was called what?
the Batab
What were the three mayan calendars called?
1 - tzolkin
2. Haab
3. long count calendar (top two together)