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Chapter 16
Question | Answer |
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What were the first Americans? | They were hunters-gatherers |
Where did the Pacific Northwestern Native Americans live? | Oregon to Alaska. |
What was a useful resource and what was it used for? | The seas because it was used to get food, people hunt whales and fish there. |
What were two main achievements that Native American do? | They created a social class and canoes designed for fishing. |
Define potlach. | It was a ceremony in which wealthy families could show their rank and prosperity by giving food, drink and gifts to the community. |
What type of environment did the Southwestern Native Americans live in. | They lived in harsh environments. |
Some of the Hohokam's achievements. | They irrigated their crops, developed pottery, and baskets from contact with the Mesoamerican people to the south. |
Where did the Anasazi live? | They lived in present day states, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. |
Where did the Southeastern Native Americans live? | In the woods, east of the Mississippi River. |
What were they called and why? | The Mound Builders because they built large mounds of earth that were filled with copper and stone artwork. |
What was the center of the Mayan cities? | Religion |
What were all highly developed cities? | They were all centers of the trade network |
How did the Aztec Empire decline or end? | The Spanish took over the Aztec Empire. |