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35 Cards in this Set
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What is the name of the land bridge that connected Asia with North America? |
Beringia land bridge |
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Why did the land bridge disappear between Asia and North America? |
the ice melted which allowed the water to cover the bridge |
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what is believed to be the 1st crop grown by the early Americans? |
corn |
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moving from place to place in search of food and water is known as? |
nomadic |
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when do archaeologists believe that the 1st empire developed in the Americas? |
1200 B.C |
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what was the name of the 1st empire to develop in the Americas? |
Olmec |
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which native american society developed in Guatemala and the Yucatan peninsula? |
maya |
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which native american society developed in the valley of Mexico? |
Aztec |
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what is the name of the native american society that developed in south america?
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inca |
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which native american civilization could be found in the "four corners area"? |
anasazi
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what states make up the "four corners area"? |
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona |
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what role did a totem pole play amongst the native american in the northwest coast region? |
family history, wealth, accomplishments, ancient spirits |
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what was a potlatch and what was the significance of it? |
an elaborate ceremony; give away your possessions for a higher position in society |
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what were the multi-story houses in the southwest region of north america built out of? |
adobe |
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what are kivas and what is their purpose? |
an underground ceremonial chamber for religious ceremonies and councils |
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why did early native americans not believe in selling land? |
it was a source of life |
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what is commodity? |
anything you are willing to trade or sell |
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what does kinship mean? |
strong ties among family members |
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what does "division of labor" mean? |
assignment of tasks according to gender, age, or status |
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what was the bark covered houses of the iroquois called? |
longhouses |
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native american groups that lived in the great plains and the grasslands of the west were constantly moving. what animal were these native americans hunting? |
buffalo |
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which religion swept across most of west africa by the 1400s? |
islam |
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what were the names of some of the west african cities that flourished? |
timbuktu, gao, jenne |
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who is credited with starting the religion known as islam and when did it begin? |
muhammad in 622 |
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what crop did the portuguese farm on the islands of principe and sao tome on the west african coast? |
sugar cane |
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what is a plantation? |
where a single crop is grown on a large scale |
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who was the famous songhai emperor who made songhai the largest west african empire in history? (know for never losing a battle) |
Sunni Ali |
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what is a savanna? |
region of dry grassland |
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which rain forest kingdom developed in the lower zaire (Congo) river? |
Kongo |
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what is a matrilineal society? |
people who trace their lineage through their mothers family |
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what agricultural skills did west african bring to the americas? |
skills for growing rice |
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what was the first european country to explore the coastline of africa? |
portuguese sailors |
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what was the prince henry of Portugal commonly called? |
Henry the Navigator |
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what does "renaissance" mean and what was it? |
means "rebirth", a period when europeans began investigating all aspects of the physical world |
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what was the dominant religious institution of western europe? |
roman catholic church |
