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WH- Chapter 16
People and Empires in the Americas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the hunter-gatherers travel from Asia to the Americas? | crossed the Bering Strait |
| Which group had potlatches? | Pacific-Northwest |
| Which Southwest group showed contact with Mesoamericans? | Hohokam |
| Which group lived in pueblos and were located near the Four Corners? | Anasazi |
| Why were Mound Builders called Mound Builders? | built huge mounds where they buried their dead |
| What was the name of the last Mound Builders called? | Mississippians |
| The northeastern woodland tribes created the __________ League. Which was an alliance between five different tribes in upper New York. | Iroquois |
| What was a major factor that linked the people of North America together? | trade |
| What did the Native Americans worship? | nature spirits |
| Native Americans respected the _______ and didn't believe anyone could own it. | land |
| Native American clans used _________ to identify themselves. | totems |
| The Mayas capital was ________. | Tikal |
| Mayas grew crops on _________________. | raised plant beds and hillside terraces |
| __________ influenced most of Maya life. | Religion |
| Both Aztecs and Mayas performed ____________. | human/blood sacrifices |
| The Mayas developed a really accurate and advanced __________. | calendar |
| Mayas used what as their writing system? | glyphs |
| The Mayas book, Popol Vuh, told the story of __________. | creation |
| The Maya Empire collapsed because ______________. | of unknown reasons |
| Where were the Aztecs located? | Valley of Mexico |
| What was one of the earliest city-states in the valley of Mexico called? | Teotihuacan |
| What did the Toltec legend about Quetzalcoatl say? | one day he would return and bring a new reign of peace |
| What were the Aztecs based on? | military conquest and tributes from conquered peoples |
| What was the Aztec's capital and where was it located? | Tenochtitlan, on an island |
| Why did people rebel against the Aztec Empire? | the huge demand for sacrifice victims |
| Who invaded the Aztec's causing their collapse? | Spaniards |
| The foundation of the Inca Empire was ______________. | cultural |
| The Inca sun god was ________ and they believe their rulers were his descendants. | Inti |
| The Inca city Machu Picchu was also known as ____________. | "city in the sky" |
| Incas wanted to win ____________ of conquered people instead of fear. | loyalty |
| Inca language was called _________. | Quechua |
| Incas never developed a what? | writing system |
| The Inca device for counting was called _______. | quipu |
| The Incas were very controlling over their _________. | econonmy |
| The Inca capital was _________. | Cuzco |
| The Inca Empire weakened because of _________. | a civil war |
| The Incas were conquered by the Spanish because __________. | superior technology, divide and conquer |
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