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Chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did enviroment affect the development of the cultures of the Northwest Coast and the Southwest? | In the Ice Age, people were nomads who depended on hunting large animals to survive. As climate grew warmer and drier, people depended on plants. The people hunted smaller animals when the larger animals became extinct. |
| What was the most important resource for the peoples of the Northwest? Why? | Ocean- It was their only resource. |
| For what purpose did the Mound Builder culture use earthen mounds? | mounds buried their dead in mounds- they held the bodies of tribal leaders and often filled them with gifts *like inca. Religious purposes. |
| Why did the tribes of Upper New York form a political alliance? | The tribes of upper New York formed a political alliance to ensure protection of tribal lands. Defense. |
| Why might the people of the Northwest consider the potlatch to be a good way to signal social standing and wealth? | By showing generosity and showing wealth.The people of the Northwest might consider the potlatch to be a good way to signal social standing and wealth because you could prove that you had enough money to provide to the community and self sufficient. |
| Why might location have been important to the power and wealth of the Mississippian culture? | Culture developed with many intersection of trade routes. Location might’ve been important to the power and wealth to the Mississippian culture because the closer you are to the river, the closer you are to the trade of goods and new ideas. |
| In what ways did the peoples of North America share similar cultural patterns? | tribes together and religion shapes views of life. |
| What did all the tribes have in common? | Religious ideas were similar .They all thought the world was full of spirits and that pope, had to follow certain rituals and customs to live in peace.(POLYTHEISTIC) |
| How do the characteristics of Maya civilization compare with the characteristics of a typical civilization? | The Maya civilization like a typical civilization had their own writing system, agriculture,trade and other things. |
| What was the basis of Maya life? | Religion and agriculture |
| Why was the calendar important for the Maya religion? | With the calendar, the Mayans were able to tell which God was in charge of each day |
| What three explanations have been given for the collapse of the Maya civilization? | many physical and human resources funneled into religious activities - frequent warfare occurs between city-states - population growth creates need for more land |
| Why was trade important to the Maya civilization? | Trade was important to the Maya civilization because trade linked mayan city states, supported the city states, and kept economy strong. |
| How important do you think the development of advanced mathematics was in the creation of the Maya calendar? | I think the development of advanced math was in the creation of the maya calendar was very important because the maya astronomers and mathematicians had to have math as advanced and having concepts of zero to be able to calculate days, months, and years. |
| Which of the causes for the fall of the Maya do you think was most important? | warfare breaking up the people, making them vulnerable to attack from the spanish |
| What were the problems in the Aztec Empire? | The Aztecs ordered the other people they had conquered to hand over more people to sacrifice.Finally, the people that they conquered rebelled against being sacrificed. |
| What were built in cities for many different Gods? | Temples. |
| Who made the sacrifice of human blood to make sure that the sun god was happy? | Priests. |
| What was Inca location like? | The Inca civilization developed in the Andes Mountains of South America. The Inca first settled in the Valley of Cuzco, in modern Peru. A kingdom was built in this area by the 1200s AD. |
| What did Inca believe about their ruler? | their ruler was related to the sun god; Inti, who would bring wealth and power to them. Only men from one of the 11 noble families believed to be the descendants of the sun god could serve as a king. |
| How long did Inca rule the area for? | over 200 years. |
| What was Inca enviroment like? | difficult environment and dealt with harsh physical conditions such as worms weather, traveled long distances to communicate and trade, t region was difficult to farm, and earthquakes. |
| Where did Inca build a city and what was it called? | In the sky, Machu Pichu. |
| What was Inca common langauge? | Quechua |
| Who were the most importan Incan Gods? | Creator god and sun god. |
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