EARLY CIVILIZATIONS
This civilization is famous for its giant stone heads.
Olmec
These people moved from place to place in search of food and other resources.
nomads
These explorers are believed to have reached North America around the year 1001.
Vikings
A society with organized government, social classes, and other complex features is called this.
civilization
What method of obtaining food allowed many early Americans to settle in one place instead of constantly moving?
farming
This civilization built its capital city, Tenochtitlan, on an island in a lake.
The Aztec
This Native American group traditionally lived in longhouses.
Iroquois
This was the trade route that connected the Middle East with China.
Silk Road
A person who collects wild plants, fruits, vegetables, and other foods is called this.
gatherer
The Hohokam lived in a dry desert environment. What did they build to help their crops grow?
irrigation canals
This civilization built an empire in the Andes Mountains and had its capital at Cuzco
The Inca
This Native American group adapted to life in the extremely cold Arctic region.
Inuit
This navigational instrument helped sailors determine latitude.
Astrolabe
A person who obtains food by using weapons such as bows and arrows is called this.
hunter
What was the name of the alliance formed when five Native American nations joined together?
League of the Iroquois
This civilization was known for advanced mathematics, astronomy, and using the number zero.
The Mayan civilization
This term refers to a region where people share a similar way of life.
Culture Area
Name all three ships that Columbus took on his first voyage across the Atlantic.
Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta
A raised road made from packed earth is called this.
causeway
What was the First Global Age, and what caused different parts of the world to become more connected?
A period when exploration, trade, and travel connected distant parts of the world. Improved technology, trade, and exploration helped connect regions.
This Inca system used knotted cords to keep records and information.
quipu
Give one way that climate could affect how a Native American culture lived.
housing, clothing, food, transportation, or jobs being adapted to the environment.
This Native American group did Columbus encounter when he arrived in the Caribbean?
Taino
A tribal leader among some Native American groups was known by this title.
sachem
This term describes the exchange of plants, animals, people, goods, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres after European contact.
Columbian Exchange