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World History Mr B6

Chapter 6: Mesoamerica

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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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