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Early
Americans
Maya and Aztecs
Incas
North American Cultures
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100

Where do historians believe the first people who settled in the Americas migrated from?

Asia

100

Which natural resource was used as currency for the Mayas?

salt

100

What caused the Incan Empire to weaken in the 1500s?

a civil war

100

What archeological feature were the Mississippians known for?

mounds

100

this is a home formed by bending the trunks of young trees and tying them together to make a round frame, then covered with bark or reed mats

wigwam

200

Which civilization was believed to have been the 1st in Mesoamerica and carved large heads?

Olmecs

200

Which two ways did the Mayas acquire water? 

cenotes and cisterns

200

What is a Sapa Inca?

warrior kings and emperors of the Incas

200

What kind of house did Inuits build in the arctic region?

igloos

200

this is a system in which one person from a ruling family has unlimited powers

absolute monarchy

300

How do historians believe the majority of people migrated to America?

They walked across the Bering Land Bridge.

300

What were three advantages of the Aztecs living in Tenochtitlan?

protection: easily defend attacks, 

easy to transport goods and people, 

ideal for farming

300

What is considered the Incas' greatest engineering accomplishment? 

their road system

300

How did Native Americans in the subarctic region acquire food?

hunting and gathering

300

this is a device made of strings and knots used to keep records of goods traded

quipu

400

How did the first civilizations begin?

once people learned how to farm in the tropical forest.

400

How was the Aztec Empire ruled?

Triple Alliance and Absolute Monarchy 

400

How did the Incan Empire expand?

by taking over the lands of other people (conquering)

400
In which region did the Iroquois League live?

Northeast Woodlands

400

this person is the greatest Sapa Inca who took power in 1438, ruled for 30 years, built a strong arm

Pachacuti

500

Which civilization was believed to have developed the first form of writing in the Americas?

Zapotecs

500
In addition to human sacrifices, what do Mayan priests sometimes do during rituals?

bloodletting 

500

What is the mita system?

all citizens provide labor as a form of taxation

500

What was the purpose of totem poles? AND which region was known for building them?

to relate (or tell) important events in a family's history 

Pacific Northwest

500

the last great Incan ruler. After he died his two sons fought for power, causing a civil war

Huayna Capac