vocab
Extra amount of something, especially food.
Surplus
What year did they span from?
1200-400 BCE
true or false
they did not come into contact with european settlers?
False
True or false
Sickness and plagues from europeans led to a lot of deaths in the inca empire
true
A tribal chief or leader in some Native American groups.
Sachem
A raised road or track across low or wet ground.
Causeway
they created these pieces of art that weighed the same as an elephant
colossal Head stones
the captital city was called??
Tenochtitlan
true or false
the incas were the ones to use terrace farming in mountains?
true
A way of life shared by a group of people, including beliefs and customs
Culture
A type of clay used to build homes in the Southwest.
Adobe
The Olmec the first known civilization in Africa.
True or False
false. Mesoamerica
what year did the aztec civilization end
1521
Located in which mountains??
Andes mountains
flat area cut into a mountain or hill used for farming.
Terrace
Spirits in the religion of the Pueblo people; represented by dolls and dances.
Kachina
The mayans created this..... which is a system we use today
365 day calendar
Located at the center of what country
Mexico
This was a knotted system used to record information
quipu
A town or village built by Native Americans in the Southwest, often made of adobe.
Pueblo
A house built partly underground for warmth and protection.
pit-house
the mayans created this language that allowed for them to communicate
hieroglyphs
The aztecs were defeated by.....
Hernan Cortes
The inca were defeated by
Francisco Pizarro
An alliance of five (later six) tribes in the Northeast to promote peace and cooperation.
Iroqouis league