The 3 civilizations
This tribe built a great capital city ________, on the site of present day Mexico city.
The Aztecs, and Tenochtitlan
A culture is shared by people with similar _____, _______ and ________
arts, beliefs, and customs
what is culture
a way of life
Eastern woodlands The east was covered by forest. Name one of the types of trees.
maples, birch, beech, and pines.
Traditions reflected what?
They reflected shared beliefs
Between ___ and ___ AD, this tribe built cities in what is now known as mexico, and central america.
250 ad and 900 ad, The mayans
Early humans (______) met most of their needs by ________ and _________
Nomads, hunters and gathering
Native Americans are classified into cultural areas. How?
their culture shared basic traits
Western plains had tepees made out of__________
animal skin
Natives had close relationships with what?
Nature.
Theories for Aztec's decline, Name one
Civil war, genocide, Famine, invasion, disease, etc.
The area between Siberia and Alaska
The Bering strait
3,000 years ago various groups emerged in an area stretching from the Appalachian mountains to the Mississippi valley. What is their name
Mound builders
What states do the Southwest region cover.
Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Utah and Colorado
pueblo natives had dolls called
kachina dolls
The _____ empire stretched down the coast along the _____ Mountains, across the ______ desert, to the fringes of rain forest.
The incan empire, the Andes mountains, and the atacama desert
Theory when large animals disappeared hunters had to change their way of life. What is this called
Adaptation, or Adapt or die
Where did the Anasazi reside? what were one of their names
Utah, Colorado. Northern Arizona, and New Mexico. Cliff dweller, Ancient enemies, or ancestors of the enemies
Native Americans have been grouped or classified into 7 regions. They ranged from subzero ice fields to scorching deserts to dense forest, what are they?
Far North, Northwest, Far west, South West, Great plains, Eastern woodlands, Southeast
natives carved kachina dolls to teach their children about
benevolent spirits
Who was the conquistador who conquered the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
What were the 3 things that were traded
copper, salt, flint
where did the Sioux tribe reside? What animal did they follow?
Great plains, buffalo
Many here lived in earth lodges, What is the region and what are earth lodges?
Great plains, and buildings had log frames and were covered with soil
Native Americans are classified into several regions that shared cultural beliefs. What are those regions called
cultural areas