Mesoamerica
The "Mother Culture"
Olmec
Nickname of Mississippian Culture
Mound builders
main resource for plains native americans
buffalo/bison
similar to modern-day apartment buildings; Spanish word for town
pueblo
how did people of the arctic get around
dog sled; kayak; canoe
City on a Lake/ Tenoctitlan
Aztecs
Near present-day St. Louis; was a large cultural and trading center for many different mound building groups
Cahokia
dwelling for lots of native peoples of the plains
teepe
mud bricks
adobe
Used by people of the Pacific Northwest as a way to tell family stories and histories
totem pole
Sophisticated glyph writing; concept of zero
Maya
2 types of houses for Native Americans
Wigwam and longhouse
One way in which the Plains Native Americans used the buffalo/bison
clothing; food; tools; shelter; weapons; jewelry
some people of the southwest dug huge irrigation ditches to bring water to far away crops; they grew the three sisters which were...
corn, beans, squash
Type of house used by many Natives of the Pacific Northwest
plank house
The main difference between Aztec and Mayan civilizations.
Maya had independent waring city states
3 Purposes of the Mounds
burials; ceremonies; elite houses
who introduced horses to these plains tribes (country)
Spain/Spanish
reason why some ancient pueblo people built houses in caves high in mesas
cooler temperature; defense
What large animal was hunted and used for a variety of purposes by both people of the arctic and pacific northwest
whale
How did people stop being hunters and gathers and decide to start cities, towns, villages, and civilizations.
farming; agriculture
Eastern Woodlands groups from present-day New York state that came together to make decisions like a government
Iroquois League (Confederacy)
why did the plains native americans live in teepes
to be mobile to follow the buffalo/bison
Similar to totem poles and wampum belts in that they told stories and family histories
talking pots
Festival like a party in which you gave gifts to your guests
pot-latch