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chapter 16
Question | Answer |
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What was the most important resource for the people of the NW? | trees-to build canoes for whale hunting |
For what purpose did the Mound Builders cultures use eastern mounds? | mounds buried their dead in mounds-they held the bodies of tribal leaders and often filled them with gifts. |
Why did the tribes of upper NY form a political alliance? | to ensure protection of tribal lands ex. iroquois |
Why might the people of the Northwest consider the potlatch to be a good way to signal standing and wealth? | because you could prove that you were wealthy enough to provide for the community and demonstrate you were self sufficient and had a surplus |
Why might the location have been important to the power and wealth of the mississippian culture | Because the closer to the river you are, the closer you are to the trade of goods and ideas. |
In what says did the peoples of North America share similar cultural patterns? | In what says did the peoples of North America share similar cultural patterns? trading networks tie tribes together religion shapes views of life- ex. belief in many spirits |
What was the basis of Maya life? | religion and agriculture |
Why was the calendar important for the Maya religion | to know which god was in charge of the day |
What three explanations have been given for the collapse of the Maya civilization? | 1. many physical and human resources funneled into religious activities 2. frequent warfare occurs between city-states 3. population growth creates need for more land |
Why was trade important to the Maya civilization? | Although Maya city-states were independent from each other they were all linked through trade |
How important do you think the development of advanced mathematics was in the creation of the Maya calendar? | the maya astronomers and mathemetitions had to have math as advanced and having concepts of zero to be able to calculate days and months and years |
Which of the causes for the fall of the maya do you think was most important. Explain | warfare breaking up the people making them vulnerable to attack from the spanish |
On what was Teotihuacán's power and wealth based? | Obsidian- was the most valuable trade item used to make sharp weapons |
How did the Aztecs rule their empire? | form a triple alliance between texcoco and tlacopan and they based their power on military conquest and the tribute they gained from their conquered subjects. |
Name one of the Mayan spectacular cities. | Tikal |
Why do you think the Aztecs allowed some conquered peoples to govern themselves with relatively little interference? | so they wouldn't revolt |
Why did the Aztecs think it was necessary to make blood sacrifices to the sun god, Huizilopochtli? | they believed the sun god had to battle the forces of evil, and he was powered on human blood |
How were the Aztecs able to overcome the problems associated with Tenochtitlán's island location? | had lots of connection between cities and districts through roads and canals |
How did the Aztec need for victims for sacrifice lead to problems controlling the empire? | Aztecs would conquest people more and differently assuring they had people to sacrifice. |
How were the Inca able to conquer such a vast empire? | through a combination of diplomacy and military force, but they would let people they conquered keep their traditions *like mongols |
What methods did the Inca use to create unity among the diverse peoples in their empire? | economic and road systems imposed a single language, quechua founded schools to teach inca ways |
The Mayan had a ball court. Explain what it looked like and what they believed would come of it? | It was a stone-sided playing field, and they believed the playing of this game would maintain the cycles of the sun and moon and bring life-giving rains |
How were the Inca able to conquer such a vast empire? | through a combination of diplomacy and military force, but they would let people they conquered keep their traditions *like mongols |
What methods did the Inca use to create unity among the diverse peoples in their empire? | economic and road systems imposed a single language, quechua founded schools to teach inca ways |
How did the Inca overcome geographical obstacles in building and ruling their empire? | a system of runners known as chasquis traveled roads that went throughout the empire delivering messages from one end to the other |
What were some of the products that the Mayan used for trade? | salt, flint, honey, feathers, shells, jade, cotton textiles and chocolate beans |
What did successful farming methods lead to? | the accumulation of wealth and development of social classes. |
What type of religion were the Mayan, Aztecs and Incas? What types of gods did they believe in? | Polytheistic, gods of corn, death, rain war, sun, moon, and universal. |
What was the first major civilization of central Mexico? | Teotihuacan |
When the Aztecs arrived at the Valley of Mexico what did they find? | a number of small city-states that survived the collapse of Toltec rule |