Geography
Settling in the Americas
First American Societies
Early cultures in NA, Mound builders, and the Maya
Aztec and Inca
100

The climate of Central America is?

Tropical

100

How did the get their food?

Hunted

100

Where were the Maya located?

the rainy forest of the Yucatan Peninsula

100

Mesoamericans learned farming methods from who?

Their neighbors

100

What were boys trained to do?

Be warriors

200

The climate of South America is?

Warm and Rainy

200

What did they use the hide for?

Clothing

200

What crops did they grow?

maze, beans, peppers

200

What did the Mound builders do with most of their time? 

Farming

200

Priests sacrificed who to please the Gods?

Captives

300

North Americas climate is?

Cold and tropical

300

Some believed the they came across a?

Land bridge

300

Where did the Zapotecs build farms and cities?

South Central Mexico

300

When did the Maya collapse?

A.D 900

300

How did roads help?

They helped move soldiers, goods, and info quickly

400

The Rocky Mountains ans Coastal ranges are in the?

West

400

What did they grow?(at least 3)

peppers, pumpkins, squash, gords, beans, maze, and potatoes

400

When did the Toltec reach its height in power? 

A.D 950 and A.D 1150

400

How many days were the 2 calendars?

260 and 365 days

400

What is a quipu?

A rope with knotted cords of different length and color
500

The Tropical Amazon Basin covers how many square miles?

2.7 million

500

Farming began in mesoamerica how many years ago?

9,000-10,000 years ago

500

When Teotihucan and Zapotec flourish?

between A.D 300 and A.D 500

500

What provided a year round water source for the Maya?

Swamps and sink holes

500

Required people to learn what language?

Quechua

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