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14 Cards in this Set
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nomads |
they moved place to place to find food |
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theocracy |
society ruled by religious leaders |
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hierogylphics |
which a writing that uses symbols and pictures to represent things |
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artifacts |
tools, baskets, weapons, carvings, of early people |
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quipus |
knotted strings to keep track of things |
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Aztecs |
largest city on an island, made human sacrifices to their god of prisoner of war they conquered neighboring communities and forced them to work as slaves |
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Maya |
built 20 story pyramids created a 365 day calendar developed hieroglyphics |
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Inca |
farmed on sides of hills using terraces had over 10000 miles of stone paved roads they worshiped llamas |
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people of the west |
fished for food - like salmon had communications traded with other tribes had purification ceremonies in sweat lodges |
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people of the southwest |
lived in homes made of mud brick called adobe they lived in the desert traded with other southwest tribes into mexico |
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people of the north |
had no leaders they made totem poles lived in igloos worshiped the sea spirt |
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people of the plains |
they traveled around the plains to find food they were skilled horseback riders and hunters they were mound builders
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people of the east |
lived in the woodlands wigwams and longhouses they believed that they could turn half man half monster |
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people of the southeast |
the three sisters (bean, squash, and corn) dear god lived along rivers |
