easy
a thick sheet of ice
glaciers
an entire way of life developed by people
culture
a place or region newly settled
settlement
a device made of cord of string with knots that stood for quantites, used by the Inca to keep accounts and records
quipu
when did the last ice age occur
between 100000 and 10000 years ago
an excess
surplus
a community of people that share common customs, language, and rituals
tribe
a society or people sharing a language, territory, and economy that has certain basic features
civilization
a wide shelf of land cut into a hillside
terrance
you received 200 points for doing nothing
free
as stated by
according to
a group of two or more related families
clan
a political unit that controls a city and it’s surrounding land
city-state
one of the group of american indians in the american southwest
pueblo
why do you think the maya used different stones in construction
they used whatever they could find
composed of two or more parts
complex
a distinguishing trait, quality, or property
characteristic
a raised road made of packed earth
causeway
a ceremonial dinner, held by some american indians of the norwest coast to show off their wealth
how did the aztec benefit from digging canals
helped the aztec farm
sun-dried brick
adobe
to keep in an existing state
maintain
the process of spreading ideas from one culture to another
diffusion
the alliance of the iroquois nations
fill in the chart below to show how some groups had more power than those below them in aztec society
emperor
priests and nobles
warriors
merchants and artisans
farmers
serfs, servant and slaves