The Mississippian tribe is commonly referred to as this
What is MOUNDBUILDERS
100
The Mayans had no EMPIRE, but they were connected by over 50 of these central cities and the surrounding lands
What are CITY STATES
100
The Inca lived on this continent
What is SOUTH AMERICA
100
These unique symbol and animal combinations were like knight's crests to tell Native American tribes and families apart, and they were put on masks, clothing, and large poles.
What are TOTEMS
200
This REGION of Native Americans built plank houses and had whale on the menu
CHOICES: PLAINS, SOUTHWEST, PACIFIC NORTHWEST, EASTERN WOODLANDS
What is THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
200
This Eastern Great Lakes tribe showed how important it was to create alliances with other tribes for trade and peace.
What is THE IROQUOIS
200
The Mayans used this advanced writing system of over 800 symbols that stood for words or individual syllables
What are GLYPHS
200
What "heavenly" object did the Inca believe their ruler came from?
What is THE SUN
200
The Plains Indians made their meals and homes primarily out of this
What is BUFFALO
300
The Inca made their home around this South American Mountain Range
What is THE ANDES....not the mints
300
These South Western apartment style compartments were made of adobe and sun baked clay
What are PUEBLOS
300
What are 2 areas of study that the Mayans were amazing at and used to help them design things like amazing monuments, temples, and calendars.
What is MATH and ASTRONOMY
300
The Inca were able to create an Empire that was 2,500 miles long under the rule of this brilliant and powerful military leader
Who is Pachacuti "THE EARTHSHAKER"
300
The Inca were amazing stonemasons and builders that used their talents to build THESE through valleys, plains, and mountains to unite their empire
What are ROADS
400
The peninsula in Southern Mexico/Central America that the Mayans called home
What is THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
400
Native Americans benefitted through ease of travel with this European "gift"
What is THE HORSE
400
This is the Mayan form of government where their religious leader was also their political leader
What is THEOCRACY
400
This was a labor idea that required all able bodied men to work a certain number of days each year on Government projects like building, farming, or even craft making.
What is MITA
400
Name 2 problems the Inca faced due to GEOGRAPHY
What are...
DESERTS(No rain for over 500 years)
Dangerous Jungles
Mountains
Ocean
500
Nomads crossed this North Western land bridge from Siberia(RUSSIA) to Alaska to come to the Americas 16,000 years ago
What is THE BERING STRAIT
500
Native Americans were spiritually connected to what two things
What is THE EARTH & ANIMALS
500
This site is one of the largest and most impressive of all the Mayan ruins.
What is TIKAL
500
What were QUIPU(Different Colored Knotted Strings) used as?
What is A Way To Record Information
500
Describe the Mayan Game that was as much for fun as it was for religious importance
a. What was it played with?
b. What did they have to do with it?
c. What part of their body did they use
d. What often happenned to the losers?
What is
a. A rubber ball
b. Get it through the oppossing teams stone hoop 20 feet off the ground
c. Their hips
d. Beheaded