American Indian Empires Flashcards
1
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Mesoamerica - (Central America)
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- Aztecs (Mexico)/Incas (Peru)
1. Advanced civilization
2. Maize (corn) main production - Europeans went back to Europe and described these people as savages, but they had complex societies, structure religion, and systems for their cultures
2
Q
The Southwest
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- Apache/Hopi tribes (Arizona/New Mexico)
1. Dry area
2. Hunter/Gatherer
3. Adapting to the environment
3
Q
Mississippi Valley
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- Sioux (Great Plains)
1. Horse culture
2. Buffalo
4
Q
Ohio River Valley
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- Shawnee
1. Mound Builders
2. Rivers
5
Q
Northeastern Woodland
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- Iroquois
1. structures to withstand harsh winters
2. Political & Organizational
3. Military Alliance
6
Q
Remember this…
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By the time of 1492, Natives had developed very culture civilizations in North America
7
Q
It was believed that the North American continent was thinly populated with _________ civilizations before the arrival of Europeans
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Native American
8
Q
The Mound Builders were located in what valley?
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Ohio
9
Q
“Pueblo” means
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village
10
Q
Northeastern Native Americans were called __________ Native Americans
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Woodland
11
Q
What was something that abetted the downfall of the Native Americans when Europeans reached the New World?
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They were not united in one central location
