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Chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did the tribes of upper New York form a political alliance? | They formed a political alliance to ensure the protection of tribal lands. An example is Iroquois. |
| Why might the location have been important to the power and wealth of the Mississippian culture? | By being close to a river it would make trade and discovering new ideas easier because the river is the trade source. They could then become richer by trade. |
| In what ways did the peoples of North America share similar cultural patterns? | Tribes shared beliefs in multiple spirits and different shapes of life. They valued family and working together for trade. |
| define Potlatch. | A ceremonial feast used to display rank and prosperity in some Northwest Coast tribes of Native Americans. |
| Why might the people Northwest consider the potlatch to be a good way to signal social standing and wealth? | They were able to prove that you were wealthy enough to provide for the community and demonstrate self sufficiency and had a surplus. |
| define Anasazi. | early Native American people who lived in the American Southwest. |
| explain what a pueblo is. | A village of large apartment-like buildings made of clay and stone, built by the Anasazi and later peoples of the American Southwest. |
| define what a Mississippian is. | Relating to a Mound Builder culture that flourished in North America between a.d. 800 and 1500. |
| What is a Iroquois. | A group of Native American peoples who spoke related languages, lived in the eastern Great Lakes region of North America, and formed an alliance in the late 1500s. |
| What is a totem? | An animal or other natural object that serves as a symbol of the unity of clans or other groups of people. |
| How did environment affect the development of the cultures of the Northwest Coast and the Southwest? | As climate grew warmer and drier, people depended on plants. The people hunted smaller animals when the larger animals became extinct.surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live; including the climate or typical weather in a region. |
| What was the most important resource for the peoples of the Northwest? Why? | The sea/ocean allowed them to have a trade source and gave them food. |
| 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 they would preserve belongings. |
| 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 a need for more land |
| Why was the calendar important for the Maya religion? | They were able to know which god was in charge of the day. |
| What was the basis of Maya life? | Religion and agriculture |
| Why was trade important to the Maya civilization? | Even though the Maya city states were independent from each other they connected through trade and alliances. It helped unify them together. |
| Maya astronomers and mathematicians had to of had advanced ideas on math to having concept of zero in order to calculate the days, months and years. They calculated with precision. | How important do you think the development of advanced mathematics was in the creation of the Maya calendar? |
| Which of the causes for the fall of Maya do you think was most important? Explain. | When the Toltec came to Maya cities. They could of disrupted trade and had made them change their beliefs/ cultures. This would separate everyone because trade kept them at peace. |
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