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By building and using Observatories, the Maya were able to develop what?
Calendars
What evidence taught scholars about the Mississippians?
Large Mounds
The Mita System was important to the Incans because it did what?
Collected Taxes in the form of Labor
Which Culture built Longhouses?
Eastern Woodlands
What did the Incas force their conquered people to do?
Speak their language - Quechua
Which cultures celebrated Potlatches?
The Northwest
The Ancestral Pueblo people had to adapt to what kind of climate?
Hot & Dry
Which people mostly ate three crops of Corn, Squash, & beans?
Iroquois
Because of their religion the Mayans believed their Kings & Priest could communicate with who?
The Gods
Two types of Evidence from archaeologist that helped learn about early cultures?
Ditches to carry water and artifacts
From Central Mexico to Guatemala
What are two keep points about the Aztec Government?
King formed an alliance with other kings AND members had a say in selecting the king.
Describe how Mayan cities were designed / arranged (laid out).
Pyramids and Palaces were in their Center.
The Incas were well organized, powerful, and had a good road system. What was a major effect of these?
They had a unified empire
What was a major achievement of the Inca engineering?
Roads and Bridges
When did the first Mesoamerican Civilization begin?
When people learned how to farm in the Tropical Forest.
In what area did the people who formed the Iroquois League live?
Northeast
How did the Aztecs apply their engineering skills to fix challenges of living on an island?
Making Aqueducts and Chinampas
Why were the Aztecs able to take control of the basin (valley of Mexico)?
They had a powerful army that could conquer neighbors.
How did the environment differ from the Northwest and the Southwest?
Northwest had more plentiful food options, and easier to have permanent settlements.
The Southwest was hotter and drier, more difficult to build communities and live in.