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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 religious leaders. |
theocracy |
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The form of writing the Maya was ______, which is writing that uses symbols and pictures to represent things. |
hieroglyphics |
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Archaeologists lean about the past from artifacts - the tools, weapons, baskets, and carvings of the early people |
artifacts |
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The Inca were able to keep records without a writing system using knotted strings called ____. |
quipus |
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List 2 unique facts about each of the 9 Native American groups that we studied. |
1. The West had ghost dances to communicate to their gods.
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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. |
land bridge |
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___: 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. |
Aztec |
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____: Built 20 story pyramids with temples on top. Developed a 365 day Mayan calendar. They were a theocracy. They developed hieroglyphics. |
Maya |
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____:Farmed on the sides of hills using terraces - broad platforms. Had over 10,000 miles of stone-paved roads, Their religion included worshiping llamas, and other protective spirits for each crop. |
Inca |
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_____: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. |
Peoples of the West |
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_____: They lived in homes made of mud brick called adobe. They lived in the desert. They traded with other southwest tribes and into Mexico. |
Peoples of the Southwest |
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_____: Had no leaders- all had equal roles. They had totem poles. They lived in igloos. They believed in animism - where they honored animal spirits and worship a sea spirit |
People of the North |
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_____: 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. |
People of the Plains |
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______: 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. |
People of the East |
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_________: They celebrated the "Three Sisters" -beans, corn, and squash. They lived along rivers and farmed the fertile ground here. They worship a deer god among other gods. |
People of the Southeast |
