Geography
What is an isthmus?
An isthmus is a narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land.
Were the Native Americans on the Great Plains farmers or hunter-gathers?
hunter-gathers
Why did the Incan Empire need a complex series of roads?
They needed a complex series of roads because they had to travel through the Andes Mountains. They had to trade and move troops on these roads.
They built their city on Lake Texcoco. Problems were moving in soil and dealing with flooding.
How were the early people of the Americas able to grow crops in dry and arid environments?
They used fertilization and irrigation.
What did the Mayans use sinkholes for?
They used sinkholes to have access to water year round.
What were the mound builders known for?
The large dirt mounds that they created.
Cuzco was the capital city of what civilization?
The Inca Civilization
Women could be queens in what ancient society?
The Mayan Empire
Amazon River
What civilization started on the Yucatan Peninsula?
The Mayan Civilization
This group of people lived near the Artic Circle and lived in igloos?
Inuit
How did the Inca honor their gods?
They built large stone structures.
What two Ancient civilizations practiced human sacrifice?
The Mayans and the Aztecs
What kind of temporary houses did the Great Plains Indians build and use?
Tepees
Where are the Great Plains located?
Present day South Dakota, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
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This group of people came up with Terrance Farming.
The Incans
What is the oldest culture in Mesoamerica?
The Olmec
They walked across the land bridge and they used boats.
What mountain range did the Inca settle on?
The Andes Mountains.
They used Dogsleds and Kayaks.
They built it as a retreat for Inca emperors.
The feathered serpent god which was worshiped by the Aztec is known as a what?
Quetzalcoatl
In what region of the United States did the Iroquois Confederacy form?