Native Americans
What is one of the names for the people of the Arctic region
the Inuit
Where did the Olmec live?
Mesoamerica
This is where the Aztec lived
Mexico
Tenochtitlan was on a small island in a shallow lake.
This is where the Maya lived and what were Mayan cities like?
Yucatan Peninsula
Belize
Honduras
pyramids and palaces at city centers
Where did the Inca lived?
What is South America, specifically Peru, Equador, Chile
What foods are known as the three sisters?
corn (maize), beans, and squash
The Olmec were known for what type of art
stone heads
What are some things that the Aztecs were known for? Name at least 2
architecture, irrigation, canals, aqueducts, calendar system, Tenochtitlan
What were some of the accomplishments of the Maya?
codices, calendar, number system, chocolate used as money
What were the Inca best known for?
Their road system
A social event or ceremony used by the Kwakuitl Tribe. It usually marked important life events such as feasts, memorials, marriage, etc.
What is a potlatch?
What crop that was important to the Native Americans is also important in Mesoamerica?
Maize (corn)
The Aztec thought this man was one of their gods when he arrived. He eventually took over the Aztec empire.
Hernan Cortes
What is the word for the cacao bean made into a drink?
Xocolotl
How did the Incas make flat land for farming?
They made large steppes on the hillsides
Who were the Mississippians?
A mound building Native American civilization of the Midwest that seemed to disappear probably due to disease.
What was the significance of the Olmec civilization?
The Olmecs are considered the mother culture of Mesoamerica as they laid the foundation for later civilizations.
The capital city of the Aztec Empire
What is Tenochtitlan?
Pok-a-tok was what?
An ancient Mayan ball game played with a rubber ball where you could not use your hands or feet.
an ancient Inca city in the Andes Mountains
What is Macchu Picchu?
What is the Iroquois League? What was its purpose?
A group of 5 tribes (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk). Known as a confederation or grand council, it created an alliance among the tribes in the Great Lakes to facilitate peace.
What are some achievements of the Olmec? Name at least 2
counting system, temples, monuments, pyramids, stone pavements, and drainage systems
How did the Aztec empire fall?
What is Cortez explored in the name of god and his country of Spain and conquered most of the Aztec land. He captured Moctezuma. Also disease such as small pox
This is how the Mayan empire ended
What is the Maya disappeared. Their record-keeping stopped, they abandoned their cities. Possible that Spanish influence with disease - not known. Also could be warfare, overpopulation, or environmental factors.
This is how the Incan empire fell
What is the death of the Huayna Capac, the warring of the sons of the Huayna Capac, the murder of Atahualpa, arrival of Francisco Pizarro and the conquering by the Spanish, and the spreading of disease.