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World History Mr B6
Chapter 6: Mesoamerica
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mesoamerica | a region and cultural area in The Americas and Mexico |
| Migration theory | Bering Strait frozen waters provided an overland connection linking Asia to North America or people arrived on boats |
| Olmecs | earliest American civilization that lived in tropical forests along the Gulf of America |
| olmec art | carved stone |
| Why did the Olmecs become extinct? | some believe the cause was changes in the river environment |
| Mayans | a Mesoamerican civilization noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas |
| maize | native american name for corn |
| stela | sculpted tall stone monuments |
| valley of mexico | a place high in the plateau of central mexico where bands of nomadic people migrated |
| Tenochtitlan | capital city of the Aztecs in AD 1325 |
| Classic period (250-900 AD) | Mayan cities reached their highest point of development and continued through the Post Classic period until the arrival of the Spanish |
| Chinamipans | artificial islands made of mud piled atop reed mats that were anchored to a shallow lake bed |
| Teotihuacan | life in the Valley of Mexico from about 200-750 AD |
| Tribune | payment or taxes from conquered peoples |
| What are the city of the Mayans known for? | Towering temples and palaces built from stone |
| What did the Mayans develop? | they developed a 365 day calendar and the concept of zero in their number system |
| Aztecs | bands of nomadic people from the North that migrated in the Valley of Mexico |
| Andean Region | where the first great cultures of South America developed which included a variety of climates and terrains |
| Moche | constructed the largest adobe structures of the Ancient Americas |
| Adobe | mixture of clay and plant fibers that becomes hard when dried in the sun |
| Pachacuti Inca | declared himself emperor and subdued the neighboring communities; claimed to be DIVINE |
| what did Inca's raise and worship | raised cotton, llamas, & alpacas; they worshiped many gods linked to the forest of Nature |
| where were the Inuits located? | near the Arctic Circle near Greenland, Canada & The United States (Eskimos) |
| where were the Anasazi people? | Southwest United States |
| where were the Hopewell people located? | The Ohio River Valley & the Northeast and Midwestern U.S. |
| where were the Iroquois located? | NOrtheast |
| Iroquois | indigenous people of North America noted for the formation of the Iroquois league, a peace initiative and their long house dwellings |
| Anasazi | lived in a range of structures, including pit houses, cliff dwellings, and PUEBLOS |
| potlatch | festival where the Indians get together and exchange gifts |
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