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ch.16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the environment for the pacific northwest peoples? | Rich in resources |
| What was the Achievements for the pacific northwest people? | hunted whales in canoes, developed social classes, created elaborate potlatch ceremonies |
| What was the environment for the pueblo builders? | dry lands |
| What was the achievements for the pueblo builders? | used pottery, irrigation, and built impressive cliff dwellings and villages with large apartment styles |
| What was the environment for the mound builder? | wooded lands east of the Mississippi River |
| What was the achievements for the mound builders? | built large burial mound filled with finely crafted copper and stone objects, and created prosperous villages based on trade and farming |
| What was the environment for the northeastern tribes? | wooded lands in present day northeastern united states |
| What was the achievements for the northeastern tribes? | they developed voriel culture and formed political alliances such as the troquois league |
| where did the maya's develop? | southern mexico and northern central america |
| when did the maya's develop? | 250 to 900 A.D. |
| what was the order of the maya's social class? | gods, kings, warriors, priests, merchants, craft workers, and peasant farmers |
| what was the maya's writing system? | glyphs |
| what was codex? | when you carved in stone or recorded evens in a bark - paper book |
| why did the maya's decline | warfare between different city - states, overuse of natural resources, and gave up faith in their sun god |
| what was the aztecs main city? | teotihuacán |
| how big was the aztecs pryamid for the sun god? | 200 feet tall and 3,000 feet around the base |
| what was the aztecs most valuable item? | obsidian |
| who were the toltecs? | they were extremely warlike people and an empire based on conquest |
| how did the aztecs use their power? | it was based on military conquest and the tribute they gained from their conquered subjects |
| what was the incas social class? | based on an age-old form of community cooperation |
| what were the jobs for the inca women? | teacher, spinner, weaver, and beer maker |
| what were the jobbs for the inca men? | full time workers for the state |
| what was the art and architecture for the incas? | they built temples, palaces, pryamids mostly out of gold because it was gos sweat |
| what was the incas public works? | a road system that symbolized the power of the incan state |