Societal
In many Eastern Woodland tribes, this gender played a central role in agriculture and decision-making
What are female roles?
Europe’s high demand for this crop led to the establishment of plantations in the Caribbean and the enslavement of Africans
What is sugar?
The Aztecs developed an advanced calendar system with this many days per year
What is 365 days?
This Indigenous empire worshiped the god Viracocha, reinforcing political authority through religion.
What is the Inca Empire?
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What is History?
Many Indigenous societies, like the Mississippians, were structured around these central urban and ceremonial centers.
What are mound cities?
This civilization developed complex trade networks using boats and created public buildings to regulate trade
What is the Mayan civilization?
This major factor, brought by the Europeans, caused mass deaths among the Aztecs and other native populations.
What are European diseases (such as smallpox and measles)?
European colonization led to forced Christianization and the suppression of Indigenous religious practices, which were often replaced with these institutions.
What are missions and boarding schools?
Mr. McKenney's country of origin
What is Canada?
The Iroquois Confederacy, one of the first known democratic systems in North America, was led by this type of governing body.
What is a council of chiefs?
This civilization built an extensive road system to support trade and communication
What is the Inca civilization?
This staple crop, selectively bred by Mesoamerican civilizations, became essential worldwide and helped fuel European expansion.
What is corn (Maize)?
Despite formal separation of church and state in the U.S., Christian influence persisted in law and culture, as seen in this 1797 treaty emphasizing government neutrality in religion
What is the Treaty of Tripoli?
Person who participated in the IB Program
Who is Mr. McKenny
The arrival of European traders led to Indigenous dependence on this type of system, shifting from traditional bartering.
What is the European fur trade?
Exchange that started in the late 15th century
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This was the title of the supreme ruler of the Aztec Empire, also known as the "Great Speaker."
What is the huey tlatoani?
Though the U.S. enforces church-state separation, Christian cultural dominance persists, influencing laws and societal norms through policies like these.
What are blue laws (restricting Sunday activities)?
Type of piercing Mr. McKenny has (the more complicated one)
What is an industrial piercing?
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to this tragic forced migration of Native Americans from their ancestral lands.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This economic theory promoted government regulation of trade to enhance state power
What is mercantilism?
The Aztecs practiced human sacrifices to appease this war god and maintain cosmic order
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
Colonial powers used religion to maintain control, but Indigenous resistance movements often fused spirituality with this type of activism.
What is political resistance?
Mr.McKenny's daily bag
What is a tote bag?