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17 Cards in this Set
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Early Americans were known as _____ because they moved from place to place to find food. |
NOMADS |
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The most powerful leaders in the Maya civilization were the priests. They were a ______, which is a society ruled by religious leaders. |
THEOCRACY |
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The form of writing by the Maya was _______, which is writing that uses symbols and pictures to represent things. |
HIEROGLYPHICS |
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Archeologists learn about the past from ______- the tools, weapons, baskets, and carvings of the early peoples. |
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The Inca were able to keep records without a writing system using knotted strings called ______.
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List 2 unique facts about each of the 9 Native American groups that we studied. |
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What are the 6 parts of a culture? |
geography/physical location, daily practices, religious beliefs, communication, buildings/tools, and jobs/roles of the people. |
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The first people who came to the Americas from Asia traveled across a _____ during the Ice Age.
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Aztec: Tenochtitlan -largest city and on an island. Made human sacrifices, usually using prisoners of war, to their gods. Conquered neighboring communities and forced them to work as slaves.
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Built 20 story pyramids with temples on top. Developed a 365 day Mayan calendar. They were a theocracy. ThMayaey developed hieroglyphics. |
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Inca: Farmed on the sides of hills using terraces - broad platforms. Had over 10,000 miles of stone-paved roads. Their religion included worshipping llamas, and other protective spirits for each crop.
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Peoples of the West: They fished for food - especially salmon. Had communication and traded with other settlers. Had purification ceremonies in "sweat lodges". One type of dwelling was the longhouse.
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Peoples of the Southwest: They lived in homes made of mud brick called adobe. They lived in the desert. They traded with other southwest tribes and into Mexico. |
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Peoples of the North: Had no leaders - all had equal roles. They had totem poles. The lived in igloos. They believed in animism - where they honored animal spirits. They worshipped a sea spirit.
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Peoples of the Plains: They traveled around the plains to find food. They became skilled horseback riders and hunters. They used buffalo for food, shelter, tools, etc. Many were mound builders.
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Peoples of the East: Lived in the woodlands. Formed federations that linked groups in order to bring peace. They lived in longhouses and wigwams. Believed that if someone indulged in cannibalism, they could turn into a "Wendigo" - half man, half monster. |
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Peoples of the Southeast: They celebrated the "Three Sisters" - beans, corn, and squash. They lived along rivers and farmed the fertile ground there. They worshipped a deer god among other gods.
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