Chapter 6 - The Americas Flashcards
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Mesoamerica
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One of the first civilizations in the Western Hemisphere
2
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Chinampas
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Swampy inlands criss-crossed by canals
3
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Calpullis
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Large kinship groups
4
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Polygyny
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State or practice of having more than one wife at a time
5
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El Niño
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Changed in temperature of the Pacific; altering periods of drought and flooding of coastal regions
6
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Quipu
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Inkan system of knotted strings used to record data of numerical value
7
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Howell culture
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Native American society; noted for large burial mounds and extensive manufacturing; based in Ohio
8
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Pueblo Bonito
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Settlement built by the Pueblo people in present day New Mexico
9
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Amerindians
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Early peoples who lived by hunting and fishing, or by food gathering
