Olmec
What happend to the Olmec civilization?
It decline
The Ancient Puebloans built cliff dwellings because
They offered protection against military attack and severe weather.
What is a theocracy?
A society ruled by religious leaders
What was one way the Inca modified their environment?
by developing terrace farming on slopes
What does the discovery in Hopewell earthworks of freshwater pearls, shells, cloth, and copper indicate about the Hopewell?
The Hopewell economy was based partly on trade.
Where did the Olmec call home?
Mexico
How were the cultures of the Maya and the Aztec similar ?
Both were based on strong religious beliefs.
Who created a military empire in the 1400's ?
The Aztecs
Which civilization invented the 365 day calendar?
The Mayans
Who were considerd to be desert dwellers
The Hohokam
What are the Olmec's known for?
The gigantic stone heads
What features or features dominated Cahokia, the complex that was the center of Mississippian culture?
Monks Mound
How did the Aztec acquire their wealth?
from trade and tribute
How did the Inca unite their empire?
They built roads and established a common language.
The Hohokam developed expertise in
irrigating their land.
Name the next civilization after the Olmecs
The Mayans
The Mayans exchange goods for which type of items?
cotton, cloth , pottery , deer meat,and salt
What two living cultures were in the Americas when the Europeans arrived ?
The Aztecs and the Incas
In which continent did the Incas dominated?
South America
Who built dwellings in the walls of steep cliffs.
Puebloans
Which of the following demonstrate that the Olmec were a highly developed society
The Olmec carved huge stone statues depicting heads.
What was one way that the cultures of Mexico and Central America likely influenced the Adena and Hopewell cultures?
Like these cultures, the Adena and Hopewell peoples built mounds with burial chambers or topped with temples.
Who develop a system of hieroglyphics ?
The Mayans
Which civilization crafted magnificient jelerly gifts and ornaments as a gift to the Sun of God?
The Incas
Where did the Hopewell, and Mississippian peoples lived throughout much of their civilization?
Eastern part of the the United States.