Mayan Civilization
Aztec Civilization
Inca Civilization
North American Cultures
Native Americans
100
Natural volcanic glass, a rock used to make very sharp blades for spears and arrows
What is obsidian
100
artificial islands that the Aztecs added to their land
What is chinampas
100
strips of level land cut into the hillsides that are planted with crops
What is terraces
100
Objects made by people, such as tools, pottery, or jewelry
What is artifacts
100
The animal that was the greatest advancement for Native Americans and also the worst advancement for them
What is the horse
200
A farming method in which trees are cut down and set fire to. The ash fertilizes the soil
What is slash and burn method
200
A wall to hold back water
What is dike
200
A record keeping device made of knotted strings. Incas used to keep records of people or gods
What is a quipu
200
A home formed by bending the trunks of young trees and tying them together to make a round frame
What is a wigwam
200
What was the purpose of the Mississippian mounds?
What is a religious burial ground
300
A colorful tropical bird in the Mayan world
What is quetzal
300
A system in which one person from a ruling family has unlimited powers
What is absolute monarchy
300
A system for ranking members of a group or society according to their importance
What is hierarchy
300
Migrant groups lived in portable, cone-shaped homes called
What is tepees
300
When the horse came to North America, what shift happened in some Native American life
What is they became more nomadic
400
What did the Mayans use observatories for
What is to keep track of their calendars
400
The most important Aztec god
What is Huitzilopochtli
400
In the Incas, there was no money, so people paid taxes with labor. This was called
What is the mita system
400
A ceremony in which a wealthy and high ranking family had a feast and gave gifts to their guests
What is a potlatch
400
The Southwest Native Americans were called Pueblos. What does the word "pueblo" mean?
What is little towns or dwellings
500
How did Maya architecture reflect Maya religious beliefs
What is they believed temples at the top would be closer to the gods
500
How did the Aztecs location and environment help them conquer and empire?
What is the location was easily defended and provided food for armies
500
What was the Inca's greatest achievement?
What is the road system, because it stretched 15000 miles across the empire
500
The 3 cultural regions of northern America
What is Arctic, Subarctic, and the Pacific Northwest
500
How were the Great Plains people able to communicate with each other
What is they used sign language
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