Mesoamerica and South America
Western America
Eastern America
Vocab
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100

Mesoamerica is located in this region

What is Central America and Southern Mexico?

100

These people lived on the islands off the coast of modern day Alaska.

Who are the Aleut?

100
Mound building was a key part of these two civilizations.

Who are the Adena and the Hopewell?

100

These light boats were used by the people in the frozen tundra and off the coast of Alaska.

What are kayaks?

100

This term means "enemy ancestor"

What is Anasazi?
200

The three main civilizations of Mesoamerica

Who are the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec?

200

These people lived on the flat frozen tundra of modern day Alaska.

Who are the Inuit?

200

Mounds were built for these purposes.

What is to house the dead and temples?

200

This term refers to the system of channeling water to crops.

What is irrigation?

200

The Moche people were known for metalworking beads into this animal's head.

What is a monkey?

300
The two main civilizations of South America

Who are the Moche and the Inca?

300

These people lived in the Southwest region of the modern day United States.

Who are the Pueblo?

300

This civilization lived in modern day Mississippi and grew corn, beans, and pumpkins.

Who are the Chickasaw and Choctaw?

300

Tents made of bison hides.

What are tepees?

300

Pueblo Bonito had at least this many rooms.

What is 600?

400

The mountain range that stretches the Western coast of South America

What are the Andes?

400

The people who lived in the frozen tundra could not rely on agriculture for food. They relied more on these two methods.

What is fishing and hunting?

400

The people of the Eastern American culture were matrilineal, which means this.

What is tracking family lines through their mothers?
400

Cutting down and burning trees to clear land.

What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
400

This religious festival was held each summer as the corn began to ripen. It involved fasting, feasting, dancing, and praying.

What is the Green Corn Festival?

500

The mysterious lost city of the Incan Empire

What is Machu Picchu?

500

This is the term for dried clay bricks used in the Southwest to build with.

What is adobe?

500

This political group of five native tribes still exists to this day.

What is the Iroquois League?

500

Feasts where families gave gifts to guests to show social rank and wealth.

What are potlatches?

500

This is tomorrow's review topic.

What is European Civilizations?

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