2022-08-29 Flashcards

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What were the most highly developed cultures of the Native Americans?

A

Mexican and South American Civilizations

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What was the primary food source of the Native Americans?

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Trinity- beans, corn, squash

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Domestication

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Breeding of plants and animals for human use

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4
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What was Christopher Columbus’s mission?

A

To find the treasures of the the “Indies”

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5
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15th centurary gps

A

Astrolabe

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6
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Sail rigging that helped navigate into the wind

A

Caravel

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7
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Tribute system was…

A

Aztec taxes basically

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8
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Who helped the Spaniards take over the Aztec Empire?

A

Dona Maria or Malinche

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9
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Which Indians were known as the mother culture of the America’s?

A

Olmec Indians

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10
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Where was the Olmec Indians centered and what did they do?

A

Gulf of Mexico and trade

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11
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Where were the Mayan Indians centered?

A

Guatemala

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12
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Where were the Incan Indians centered?

A

Peru

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13
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The capital city of the Incans

A

Cuzco

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14
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Where Machu Picchu is

A

Andes Mountains

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