Basics
What types of stories did many tribes pass down to explain origins and beliefs?
Creation and flood stories
Which group of Indians is known for hunting bison?
Plains Indians
What famous landmark is located in southern Ohio?
The Great Serpent Mound
What did the Mayans develop that was a precise way to track time?
Calendar
What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?
Cuzco
What is a group of several families that share common customs called?
Tribe
What type of Indians moved frequently to survive?
Nomadic Indians
What group was a wide and dispersed group of Indians united by trade?
Hopewell
What are carved stone slabs or columns with inscriptions called?
Stelae
What system of knotted strings did the Inca use for record keeping?
Quipu
What term describes groups of Native Americans who shared similar customs, livelihood, and level of civilization?
Culture Areas
What were West Coast Indians especially remembered for?
Totem Poles
What culture was characterized by a matriarchal society?
The Eastern Woodlands
What tree did the Mayans believe connected the underworld, earth, and heavens?
Ceiba tree
What alliance led to the dominance of the Aztec Empire?
Triple Alliance
What are groups of languages that come from a single ancestral language called?
Which Indians were also known as cliff dwellers?
Pueblo
Who lived in large dome-shaped structures?
Adena
What are the three major periods of Mayan civilization? Say them in order!
Preclassic, Classic, Postclassic
What did the Incas pay with instead of taxes/money?
Labor
What was Beringia and why was it important?
A land bridge between Asia and North America that allowed early humans to migrate.
What type of battles did North American Indians rarely fight?
Protracted/Long battles
What are the three Mound Builder tribes?
Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippians
What were the three main causes of the decline of the Mayan civilization?
Prolonged warfare, natural disasters, and disease
What was referred to as "the Venice of the New World"?
Tenochtitlan