Early American Civilizations
the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels
What is irrigation?
treeless flat lands found in the Artic
What is a tundra?
To trace a family line through the mother
What is matrilineal?
What did the Cahokians build in their cities?
How did different Native americans adapt to the amount rainfall.
planted crops near the rio grande, those with rainfall farmed in fertile soil, used rivers for long-distance trading.
the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area
What is civilizations?
light boats made of wood and seal or walrus hides
What is a Kayak?
The cutting down and burning of woodlands to clear land for agriculture.
What is slash and burn?
caused by climate change and disease.
Why did the Cahokia decline?
the way geography affects people and culture
What is geographic perspective?
Which three civilizations developed in Mesoamerica?
Olmec, Maya, Aztec
feasts where families gave gifts to guests to show social rank and wealth
What is a potlatch?
The League was formed by the Mohawk,Oneida, Onodaga, cayuga, and Senaca Nations.
Which Nations formed the Iroquois League?
shop built beneath a mound in the mississippi mounds
what was the copper shop?
the physical characteristics of a region.
What is physical geography?
How were the highlands and lowlands of Mesoamerica similar?
Both provided fertile land for agriculture.
to grow or cultivate for food; naturalize
What is domesticated?
The first mounds discussed in class, were in this state.
What is Ohio?
tallest mound built by cahokians
What is monks mound
the way that people and their cultures are affected by physical geography
How do you think the Andes Mountains benefited both the Moche and the Inca?
the mountains helped with irrigation, and provided protection against enemies.
to move from place to place
What is to migrate?
Mounds built in Illinois by the Mississipians.
What is the Cahokia mounds?
The three rivers that made travel easy for the cahokians.
what is the missouri Illinois and Mississippi rivers
current Alaska, land of snow and ice
What is the physical geography of the arctic and subarctic?