Chapter 1 Flashcards
What is a Glacier?
Thick sheets of ice made of packed snow
What is a Settlement?
small communities
What is a Surplus?
an excess of extra food
What is Civilization?
An advanced culture in which people have developed cities and industry
What is a city-state?
is a political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land
What is a cause way?
raised roads made of packed dirt
What is a Quipus?
string with knots used to keep records
What is a terrace?
wide flat steps of land that was cut into the mountainside
What is Archeology?
the study of ancient people
What is an Artifact?
things that belong to the early people
What is Siberia? (the definition duh)
The place in northern Asia that was connected to Alaska by the land bridge
What is Bering Strait?
Narrow body of water in between Siberia and Alaska (between Asia and North America)
What is Carbon Dating?
Tells us how old something is due to the amount of Carbon in the item within 100 years
What is Theocracy?
a society ruled by religious leaders.
What is Chichen Itza?
It is on the Yucatan Peninsula, it was a Mayan City
What is Machu Picchu?
Was the religious center of the Incas, discovered by Hiram Bingham
What is Tikal?
was the largest city in Guatemala. Contained 6 pyramids. It was a Mayan city
What is Tenochtitlan?
The Aztecs capital city today it was known as Mexico City
What is Cuzco?
The Incas’ capital city in the Andes Mountains
What is Culture?
An entire way of life developed by people
What is Adobe?
Sun dried brick
What are Pueblo?
what the Anasazi’s called their buildings
What is a Tribe?
a community of people who share common customs, language and rituals
What is Diffusion?
the process of spreading ideas from one culture to another
What is a Potlatch?
ceremony in which the host gave gifts to their guests, Ex: Baskets, Canoes, or fur
What is a Clan?
a group of families related to one another
What were the Iroquois?
the alliance between five iroquois tribes that become one
What is a Kayak?
small boats made from animal skins, made by the Arctic
What are Sachems?
Leader of the tribe and the women chose them, there were 50
Where were the Anasazi located
The Anasazi lived in what is called 4 corners, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico
Who were the Hopewell?
Were Moundbuilders, and they built the Great Serpent Mound
Who were the Inuit?
Called Eskimos, and they are part of the Arctic group
What is the Beringia?
land bridge that connected Siberia to Alaska
What is Feudalism?
a system of government in which a ruler grants part of his land to lords, in exchange for military service
What is Manor?
Included the Lords’ castle and the land around it
What were the Crusades?
they were Holy Wars declared by Pope Urban ll to recapture the Holy land of Jerusalem from the Turkish Muslims
What is Astrolabe?
A navigational tool used to determine latitude
What was the Silk road?
Great trade Route between China and the Middle East.
What is Caravan?
groups of people who traveled together for safety
