vocab
What is a glacier
A thick sheet of ice
What is a causeway
A raised road made of packed earth
When did the last ice age occur
It occurred between 100,000 and 10,000 years ago
What is key similarity between the Aztec and Mayan civilization
They both studied the heavens to create complex calendars.
What major impact did the development of farming have on the settlers of the americas
Ones a farmer could grow a surplus of food cities, market places, and trade routes began to develop
What is a settlement
A place or region newly settled
What is a quipu
A devise made of cord and string with nots that stood for quantities used by Inca to keep accounts and records
How did farming affect communities in the americas
Farming produced more food which meant a greater amount of people could live together in permanent settlements
How did the Aztec benefit from digging canals
Canals helped the Aztec farm
How did the Aztecs religious beliefs weaken their empire
The Aztecs sacrificed thousands of people each year to appease their god, and that caused war.
What is a surplus
An excess or extra amount
What is terrace
A wide shelf of land cut into a hillside
What features of Olmec society indicated that it was a civilization
They built large stone temples, which suggests that they had central government and religion
Why did Aztec construct causeways
They needed to link the capital of tenochtitlan to the main land
Say the order of the chart of the Aztec society
First: Emperor Second: priest Three: Nobles
Fourth: warriors Five: merchants Sixth: artisans
Seventh: farmers Eighth: serfs Ninth: servants Tenth: slaves
What is a civilization
A society of people sharing a language, territory, an economy, that has certain basic features
What does according to mean
As stated by
Why do you think maya used different stones in construction
They used whatever they could find
How did a surplus of food lead to the first civilization
Extra food allowed population to grow
What is a city-state
A political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land
What does complex mean
Composed of two or more parts
Why did priests have great power in the maya social structure
The maya believed that only priests could preform the ceremonies that assured good harvest and victory at battle.
How might the last ice age have helped hunters reach North America
The cold temperatures caused glaciers to form, exposing land bridge that hunters may have crossed.