Mayan
Farming practice where trees are cut down and burned.
Slash-and-Burn
A period of time with little to no rain.
Drought
Basin
Group of people that settled in the Southwestern United States.
Ancestral Pueblo
How did the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan empires have similar structures.
The all had social classes. Nobles on top, commoners on bottom.
What group of people lived in the Yucatan Peninsula?
Mayan
Where were the Aztec located?
Valley of Mexico
People related to the ruling family.
How did geography lead to such major differences among Native Americans?
The adjusted to collecting food, and shelters.
Where did the first Americans come from?
Asia
Who were the two earliest groups in Meso-America?
Olmec and Zapotec
The Triple Alliance
A system in which one person from a ruling family has unlimited power.
An absolute monarchy.
How many culture groups were in North America?
10
List the 4 areas that the Mayan civilization had great achievements in.
Writing, astronomy, math, art/architecture.
List 4 things that the Mayan's traded.
Quetzal feathers, cotton, cacao beans, obsidian, jade, salt, dried fish, and pearls.
Why do we consider the Incan master builders?
Their stone work didn't require mortar.
Sapa Inca
A tall structure that is carved and painted with important events and family history.
Totem Pole.
How did early Americans adapted to their environment?
Name the three main groups of the Mayan society.
Nobles, middles class, commoners
Artificial island that was used for farming.
Chinampa
Who were the first people to settle in the Andes Mountains?
Chavin
List 5 different types of dwellings
Igloo, Hogans, Longhouses, Tepee, Adobe, Wigwam
Who was the last Aztec King?
Moctezuma II