Migration to the Americas
What is Archaeology?
The study of Ancient peoples and their history.
Which Mesoamerican civilization developed hieroglyphics and a theocracy?
Maya
Name the three mound building groups.
Which group lived in the Arctic and built igloos?
Inuit
Which early civilization in Central America was known as the Mother civilization.
Olmec
What is Beringia?
A land bridge between Asia and North America.
Which civilization built Tenochtitlan?
Aztec
Adena
To establish peace among the warring nations
What feat of architecture amazed the Spanish explorers when they arrived in Mexico?
the grandeur of Tenochtitlan
People who move constantly are called?
What system of writing did the Inca use?
Quipus
The Hopewell built which two types of mounds?
Defensive and Burial Mounds
Hiawatha
What led early peoples to settle down and farm instead of hunting?
When did the first people arrive in the Americas?
Around 20,000 years ago.
Which was the largest of the Pre-Columbian civilizations in Central and South America?
Inca
All three Mound building groups built what type of mound?
Burial mounds
What was the Iroquois "Great Binding Law"
A constitution that organized clans and governments
irrigation
Explain the three main migration theories.
1. Beringia Land bridge: people migrated across a land bridge between Asia and Alaska.
2. Kelp Highway: People traveled by boat from Japan and eventually landed in North America.
3. Solutrean: People traveled from Europe to the Americas via Greenland and Iceland. Supported by tools found in Europe and New Mexico.
Which civilization believed their emperor was a descendent of the sun god?
Inca
What is the name if the large Mississippian town that was the home of Monks Mound?
Cahokia
Which early North American Civilization lived in the current day "4 corners" region of this country?