Vocab. 1
a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds
hieroglyphics
system that supplies water to crops by artificial means
irrigation
developed a 365-day calendar
Mayan
Which region used kayaks and lived in igloos?
What are the 3 sisters?
corn, beans, squash
the movement of people into a new area
migration
the lifestyle of moving from place to place
nomadic
(nomads)
developed in the rain forest
Mayan
Which region lived in tepees and depended on buffalo
Plains/Great Plains
This group of people dug hundreds of miles of channels to bring water to their crops
Hohokam
narrow passageway of water between two larger bodies of water
strait
highly developed society
civilization
developed on an island in the middle of a lake
Aztec
The Iroquois Confederacy was in what region?
Eastern Woodlands
Name two ways people of the Great Plains used bison BESIDES for food
Bones for tools and weapons
Skins for shelter and clothing
group of people who have a common ancestor
clan
a broad platform of flat land cut into a slope
terrace
established a single, official language
Inca
Which region used wood and bark to make homes and canoes
Northwest
a Native American structure that housed many people
pueblo
a society that is ruled by religious leaders
theocracy
federation
developed in a mountainous region
Inca
This region farmed the three sisters
Eastern Woodlands
What was the name of the Aztec's capital, that is now today Mexico City?
Tenochtitlan