Vocabulary
Peoples of North America
Made in Mesoamerica
Hodge Podge
Just for Funsies
100
A payment that conquered peoples may be forced to pay.
What is a tribute?
100
Embankments or other constructions made of earth.
What are earthworks?
100
The keepers of Aztec knowledge.
Who were priests?
100
Knotted strings used by Inca officials for record keeping.
What is a quipu?
100
Cheerleaders know it traditionally precedes "sis, boom, bah!"
What is "rah rah"?
200
Ceremonial gift-giving by people of high rank and wealth.
What is a potlatch?
200
These people created a complex irrigation system that can be found under the present day city of Phoenix, Arizona.
Who were the Hohokam?
200
An artificial island made to grow crops.
What is a chinampa?
200
A leader of an Inca village who carried out government orders.
What was an ayllu?
200
This tune from "Frozen" begins, "The snow glows white on the mountain tonight".
What is "Let it Go"?
300
A tall, commemorative monument that was often decorated.
What is a stela?
300
The Anasazi built cliff dwellings. The largest can be found here.
Where is Mesa Verde? (Colorado)
300
Spanish conquerors did this to most of the books created by the Maya, and it wasn't read them.
What was burn them?
300
The development of city-states was a common trait shared by these two civilizations.
Who were the Maya and the Greeks?
300
In tennis, another name for zero.
What is love? (Baby don't hurt me)
400
A large underground chamber used for religious and political purposes.
What is a kiva?
400
These people adapted to the harsh, bitterly cold climate of the Arctic.
Who are the Inuit?
400
This was the earliest American civilization that emerged in the tropical forests along the Gulf Coast of Mexico.
Who were the Olmecs?
400
It was this reason that the Inca imposed their language and religion on people they conquered.
What was to unite their empire?
400
In this movie, you might say of Robin Williams, "Dude looks like a lady".
What is Mrs. Doubtfire?
500
Adobe.
What is a mixture of clay and plant fibers?
500
The Iroquois League.
What was an alliance of five Iroquois groups known as the Five Nations?
500
The largest of this in the ancient Americas was located at the city of Moche.
What is adobe structure?
500
Unlike many ancient civilizations, this did not play a major role in the economy of the Inca.
What is trade?
500
In 2004 Google acquired Keyhole, a digital mapping company that would later become Google this.
What is Google Earth?
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