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Ch 11 Americas

Spalding Academy 12th Grade 2011

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Iroquois house about 150-200 ft long built of wooden poles covered with sheets of bark and housing about a dozen families Longhouse
A group of related families Clan
A circular tent made by stretching buffalo skins over wooden poles Tepee
Sun-dried bricks Adobe
A multi-storied structure of the Anasazi that could house up to 250 people Pueblo
The name used for areas of Mexico and Central America that were civilized before the arrival of the Spanish Mesoamerica
A picture or symbol used in a hieroglyphic system of writing Hieroglyph
Corn Maize
Goods or money paid by conquered peoples to their conquerors Tribute
A system of knotted strings used by the Inca people for keeping records Quipu
Name and fact for the Norwest region. Inuit. Invented kayak
Name and fact for the Eastern Woodlands region. Iroquois. Formed Iroquois League
Name and fact for the Plains region. Great Plains. Hunted buffalo on foot
Name and fact for the Southwest region. Anasazi. Built pueblos
When did the Olmec live? 1200 BC
Where did the Olmec live? Mesoamerica
Major Olmec city? Teotihuacan
What did the Olmec trade/grow? Weapons, jewelry, pottery
What caused the Olmec’s downfall? Disappeared
When did the Mayan live? 300-900 AD
Where did the Mayan live? Yucatan Peninsula
Major Mayan city? Tikal
What did the Mayan trade/grow? corn
What caused the Mayan’s downfall? Invasion, revolt, volcanic eruption
When did the Aztec live? 1100s-1500s AD
Where did the Aztec live? Mexico
Major Aztec city? Tenochtitlan
What did the Aztec trade/grow? Textiles
What caused the Aztec’s downfall? Spanish, disease
When did the Incas live? 1300s
Where did the Incas live? Peru
Major Incan city? Cuzco
What did the Incas trade/grow? Potatoes and corn
What caused the Inca’s downfall? Spanish, disease
What is the important impact of these major indigenous civilizations in the Western Hemisphere for the study of world history? (opinion)
How did guns, germs, and steel allow European explorers conquer Native Americans? Explain. (opinion)
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