Northern American Civilizations
The ice/land bridge that many believes was the migration route to America
Beringia
Name the three cultures that are known as the Mound Builders.
Adena, Hopewell, and the Mississippians
Classic Period
Name the two civilizations that inhabited Mesoamerica prior to the arrival of the Aztecs.
Olmecs and Zapotecs
Which system was used for trade in th Inca empire?
barter
Eastern Woodlands Indians
the famous landmark in southern Ohio.
Great Serpent Mound
Name the two city-states that became the center of power and influence.
Tikal and Chichen Itzá
What is the name of the Indian god whose worshippers believed that he would come back one day?
Quetzalcoatl
The location in which they settled in.
Cuzco
Which group of Indians was known for hunting Bison?
Plains
Which civilization lived in dome shaped structures?
Adena
Created because they believed that each day was a living god and the god's actions could be predicted by a system of these.
Long Count Calendar
Two things that they burrowed from other Mesoamerican cultures.
Writing form and calendars
Strings spun from llama hair, or cotton, used to record data.
Quipu
Name the civilization that built villages out of sun-dried bricks.
Pueblo
Which civilization was considered to be a wide and dispersed group of Indians believed to be united by trade.
Hopewell
What did the mayans believe supported the sky?
Ceiba Tree
the Venice of the New World
Tenochtitlan
the powerful leader
Pachacuti
the peaceful people
Hopi
Buried their dead similarly to the....
the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs.
Xibalba
the Mayan underworld
the other two city-states that were included in conquering land with the Aztec and the name of group they created.
Texcoco and Tlacopan; Triple Alliance
Describe their religion.
A combination if nature worship, primitive fetishism, animism, and magic. Worshipped the sun god, oracles, and their ancestors.