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38 Cards in this Set
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bering strait
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land bridge from asia to americas that hunter-gatherers crossed
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kwakiutul, nootka, haida
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northwest peoples
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northwest peoples
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their most important resource was the sea and coastal forest
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potlach
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nw families displayed rank and prosperity in this ceremony; give gifts to community
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hohokam
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successful early farmers of SW in central arizona; used irrigation to produce crops
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anasazi
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built cliff-dwellings and lived in pueblos
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mesa verde, colorado
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where the anasazi built impressive cliff dwellings
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pueblo bonito
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"beautiful village" the largest anasazi pueblo
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kiva
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underground ceremonial chambers used for religious practices in pueblos
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adena
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culture of the mound builders east of the MI river
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anasazi
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built cliff-dwellings and lived in pueblos
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mesa verde, colorado
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where the anasazi built impressive cliff dwellings
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pueblo bonito
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"beautiful village" the largest anasazi pueblo
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kiva
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underground ceremonial chambers used for religious practices in pueblos
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adena
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culture of the mound builders east of the MI river
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hopewell
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used larger and more plentiful mounds; some used for other purposes
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great serpent mound
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built by hopewell in ohio
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mississippian
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last mound builder cultrue; built villages on farming and trade; between ohio and MI rivers
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cahokia
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leading site of mississippian culture
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iroquis
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political alliance with tribes in the great lakes region
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mohawk, oneida, onondaga, cayuga,seneca
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tribes in upper NY that formed the iroquois league
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chief hiawatha
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helped create iroquois league; goal to promote joint defense and cooperation
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chinook
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established marketplace along the columbia river in oregon
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totem
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natural object wich group identifies itself; symbol of unity and defines behaviors/ relationships
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maya lowlands
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notrh: dryscrub of yucatan;steamy jungle of mexico and guetamala
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maya highlands
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south: mountains from mexico to el salvador
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olmec
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civilization along gulf coast; influenced maya
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classic period of maya
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250-900 ad
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tikal
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major center in N guatemala
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copan, chichen itza, palenque, uxmal
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maya city-states
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chichen itza
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here, human sacrifice (captives) were thrown into a deep sinkhole lake with other offerings
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cenote
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deep sinkhole lake
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260 days; thirteen 20 day months
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religious calendar
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360+5 days; eighteen 20 day months
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solar calendar
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gyphs
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800 hieroglyphic symbols of maya writing system
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codex
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bark-paper bookwhere historical events wer recorded
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popol vuh
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recounts highland maya's version of story of creation
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toltec
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invaders to the north that moved into maya lands after decline
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