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Cliff dwellings offered what type of protection for the Native Americans?
military attack and extreme weather
The Olmec were known for their what?
They were known for their stone head statues
What two things did the Mayans create?
They developed the Mayan calendar which is 365 days and a
system of writing called hieroglyphics which uses symbols or pictures to
represent things ideas and sounds
What is a Theocracy?
a society ruled by religious leaders.
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources are firsthand pieces of evidence from people who saw our experience the
events described.
Examples of primary sources include written documents, letters,
diaries, and official records.
Secondary sources are created by people who were not a part of the
historical event. The information in secondary sources is partially based on
primary sources.
Examples of secondary sources include biographies, history, books,
and textbooks
The Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca were ______________, or highly developed societies, which thrived in Middle America.
Civilizations
The land bridge connecting Asia and North America is now covered by a _______________, a narrow passage of water between two large bodies of water.
Strait
Peoples in the dry Southwest region used ______________ to supply crops with water.
Irrigation
A ________________ is a people’s shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors.
Culture
Early peoples of the Americas were ________________, moving from place to place to find food
Nomadic
Which of the following most accurately describes the Inca?
Militaristic
What group of Native Americans were farmers who lived in permanent villages? The Plains Natives, The Artic Natives or The Northeastern Woodlands?
Peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands?
In the Grand Council of the Iroquois League, no decision could be made unless what happened?
All the council members agreed
What caused prehistoric Americans to begin expanding their food choices?
The large game animals they relied on for food began to die off.
What do historians believe happened to the Mayan Civilization?
The Mayan civilization disappeared, but many believe that the people still live in some parts of Mexico.
According to the Beringia theory, which two climactic events allowed the migration of people from Asia to the Americas? Lowering _______________lowering _________ levels.
Lowering temperatures & Lowering sea levels
Which of the different theories on migration to the Americas do you find the most believable?
Many scholars believe the most believable theory is that early peoples migrated to the Americas via a land bridge called Beringia during the last Ice Age, following herds of animals.
Which statements about Native American groups in North America are accurate?
Groups in the Southwest lived in structures built from dried mud.
Southeastern woodlands groups lived in agricultural communities.
Groups of the Great Plains were largely nomadic.
The earliest Native American cultures that developed along the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys built what?
They built large earthworks complexes, some in the shapes of animals.
Aztec conquest of neighboring peoples provided the Aztecs with
access to a large labor force of enslaved persons & prisoners of war for human sacrifice to ensure abundant harvests.
Which of the following was made possible by the invention of farming?
Native Americans settled began making pottery and cloth.
How did the climate and natural environment impact the development of Inuit culture?
The cold climate and icy environment of the Arctic shaped Inuit culture by encouraging the development of specialized tools, clothing, and shelter suited for hunting marine animals and surviving in extreme conditions.
Based on what you know about Native American cultures in North America, which aspects of those cultures do you find most interesting and appealing? Explain your answer.
They developed unique ways to live in harmony with nature, such as building homes suited to their environment and creating rich traditions and stories.
The Iroquois people tell of a world of two realms—the sky and a place of water that lies below. When one of the superior beings from the sky realm, called Sky Woman, fell into the world of water, she was saved by two swans.....
What conclusions can you draw about the spiritual beliefs of the Iroquois from this text?
The Iroquois people believed in a spiritual world and had a deep spiritual connection to nature.
How might the Olmec civilization have influenced future societies in Mesoamerica?
By developing complex art, writing systems, and religious practices that were adopted and adapted by later Mesoamerican cultures like the Maya and Aztec.