Migrational Peoples
What is a geographical barrier?
a landmass or body of water that makes travel difficult.
What kind of environment did the Maya live in?
Jungles/rain forests of central america
What kind of environment did the Inca live in?
Andes mountains of South America
What kind of environment did the Aztec live in?
Muddy island lakes of Texcoco Mexico
What type of building did the Haudenosaunee live in?
The Longhouse
What is a Glacier
a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land.
Did the Maya use stone tools to build their temples?
No
What did the Incas make to traverse the Andes mountains?
Rope Bridges and Paved Roads
What is the name of the floating farms that the Aztecs made?
Chinampas
What was the Wampum used for?
used to invite chiefs to councils and was given as gifts and trade
What is the difference between the Overland Route and the Coastal Route migrational theories?
Overland= through the glacial valley
Coastal= along the pacific coast
What technique did the Maya use to make room for crops in the jungle?
Slash and Burn
What was the name of the farming technique that the Inca used in the mountains?
Terrace Farming
What is the name of the architecture the Mayans used to connect their city to the mainland?
Causeways
What plants make up the Three Sisters?
Corn, Beans, Squash
What were the Megafauna?
Extremely large animals from the prehistoric period examples: (Mammoth, Saber Tooth, Short Snout Bear)
What did the Mayan Calendar track?
Farming and Religious Ritual dates
What is the name of the rope knot techniques the Incas used to count?
quipus
What part of the human body did the Aztec believe the gods wanted?
Blood
What is the name of the religious figure the Haudenosaunee believe created the world?
Skywoman
Which two continents did Beringa connect
North America and Asia
What is the name of the ball hoop game the Mayans invented?
Pok-a-tok
How did the Inca take care of their dead?
What is the name of the Spanish explorers that met the Aztecs?
The Conquistadors
DAILY DOUBLE
Name all 5 of the members of the original nations of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida,