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Chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of Native Americans were also called the Mound Builders? | The Southeastern Native Americans |
| What was a potlatch? | A ceremony in which wealthy families could show their rank and prosperity by giving food, drink, and gifts to the community. |
| What branch of Native Americans were the Anasazi and Hohokam in? | The Southwestern Native Americans |
| What is a totem? | A natural object it animal that a person, clan, or family uses to show its identity. |
| What linked the Native American groups together? | Religious beliefs, they all thought the world was full of spirits and that people had to follow certain rituals and customs to live in peace. |
| What did not link the Native American groups? | types of shelter and hunting techniques |
| What was the most important resource to the Pacific Northwestern Native Americans? | The sea, hunting fish and whales |
| What did all Native American tribes share an emphasis in? | Family, including children, parents, grandparents, and other relatives |
| Which Native American group often fought to control the land? | The Northeastern Native Americans |
| What are pueblos? | Large, apartment-style groupings made of stone and clay baked in the sun. |
| Where was the Mayan Empire? | southern Mexico and northern Central America |
| What was Tikal? | A large city in the Mayan Empire |
| Did the Mayans believe in one god or many? | Many, they believed in polytheism. |
| Who were in the Mayan middle class? | Merchants and craft workers |
| How long was the solar calendar? | 18 months and 20 days |
| How long was the religious calendar? | 13 months and 20 days |
| What is a codex? | A bark paper book that has recorded historical events |
| what was the Popul Vuh? | The Maya story of the creation of the world |
| What is a possible reason why the Mayan Empire declined? | The overuse of natural resources. the soil became less productive and dry due to intensive farming |
| What were inside the Mayan cities? | Pyramids, temples, and palaces |
| Where were the Aztecs located? | The Valley of Mexico, Central Mexico |
| What was the real name of the City of Gods? | Teotihuacan, it was a major trade network |
| Who were the Toltecs? | A group of people that ruled over central Mexico for 300 years and were warlike |
| How did the Aztec Empire gain power? | By collecting tribute from conquered people and military conquest |
| What was the Triple Alliance? | The Aztecs joined an alliance with two other city-states to become the leading power of the Valley of Mexico in 1428. |
| Where did the Inca civilization develop? | In the Andes Mountains of South America |
| How did the Incas gain power? | Through military conquest, and offering new people the chance to join the empire peacefully. |
| What was mita? | A payment of labor to the emperor through building state roads or working on state farms. |
| What are the Incas known for? | Their complex network of roads |
| Did the Inca have a written language and/or common language? Name either one. | They had a common language called Quechua |
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