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Module 13
Module 13: North American Societies- Alina Solowjow SS8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Bering Strait? | The Bering Strait was a land bridge between Asia and North America during the last Ice Age |
| Where were the Pacific Northwestern Native Americans located? | Modern Oregon to Alaska |
| How was the creation of social classes formed? | Developed societies in which differences in wealth led to the creation of social classes |
| What was the Potlatch ceremony? | It was a ceremony in which wealthy families could show their rank and prosperity by giving different gifts to the community |
| Where did the Anasazi first build houses? | in the shallow caves that broke up the rocky walls of deep canyons in the region. |
| What are pueblos? | villages with large, apartment style groupings made of stone and clay baked in the sun |
| How many rooms did the largest pueblo contain? | The largest pueblo contained over 600 rooms |
| Why were South Eastern Native Americans called Mound Builders? | They were called Mound Builders because they built large mounds of earth that were filled with copper and stone artwork |
| What did some Northeastern Native American groups do to prevent/end fighting? | They formed alliances |
| True or false: most Native Americans believed in polytheism | True |
| What were Native American views on owning land? | They respected land and believed that no one could own it. |
| Where was the Mayan civilization developed? | Modern Southern Mexico and Northern Central America |
| When did the Maya civilization exist? | between 250 and 950 A.D. |
| Who ruled each Mayan city/What kind of government did they have? | They had a theocracy and the god-king ruled government and religion. |
| True or false: Mayans did not create city states | False |
| True or false: the Maya society was split into social classes | True |
| What did the Mayans believe in? | polytheism |
| True or false: The Mayans participated in barbaric activities such as blood letting and sacrifice | True |
| Which concept was created by Maya math? | The concept of zero |
| What was a codex? | recorded events in a bark-paper book |
| What is the Popul Vuh? | a popular Maya book which records the Maya story of the creation of the world. |
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