Where's Waldo? (Geography)
What body of water borders the Yucatan Peninsula and the Caribbean Islands?
The Caribbean Sea
What would the Aztecs use as a source of fresh water for farming?
Swamps
What society used small floating islands to create a food surplus?
Aztec
What structure used by nomadic plains Native Americas allowed for housing that was easy to set up, and made of animal hides?
Teepee
What controlled many aspects of daily Aztec life?
Religion!
This mountain range is found in the eastern part of North America
The Appalachian Mountains
Name TWO achievements of the Aztec people?
1. A base-20 number system
2. A calendar
3. Chinampas for farming
The "slash and burn" method of farming proved effective for what civilization in the Yucatan?
The Mayans
True or False:
All Native Americans speak the same language
False
True or False:
All Native Americans practice different customs.
True!
How did the geography of North America affect American Indian cultures?
The geography caused unique cultures to develop (sometimes independently).
This empire built a vast empire that extended 2,500 miles
The Incas
A type of farming method involves growing crops on small fertile islands called...
Chinampas!
What civilization did not have a writing system, instead using a system of knots?
Incas
The Incas believed their Emperor was a direct descendant of their _______ ________ ?
Sun God
This mountain range is found in South America on the western part of the continent
The Andes Mountains
The Mayans were able to create a solar calendar based on their advanced knowledge of _____________ ?
Astronomy
How were the Eastern Woodlands Native Americans able to become farmers?
They settled in a land that had fertile and rich soil.
This civilization had no central government, but divided their population into city-states with individual rulers.
Mayans
Aztec Religious ceremonies would sometimes involve what?
Human Sacrifice
The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan along what body of water in the swampy areas of Central Mexico
Lake Texcoco
The Incas fell to what Spanish Conquistador?
Francisco Pizzaro
The Inca adapted their environment by using what type of farming?
Terrace Farming
Why would some Native Americas build shelters such as teepees, and others build shelters such as longhouses or wigwams?
Native Americans from different regions had access to different resources.
The Aztec civilization fell due to what Spanish Conquistador?
(Hint: They may have believed him to be a god)
Hernan Cortes