Global Chapter 7 – Deck 1 Flashcards
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of ideas from one place to another
Where did the first American civilization emerge?
The Mexican golf coast
How did the environment affect people in North America?
Variety of environments. Civilization lived based on the environment
Where did the Aztec rule?
Mexico
Where did the Inca rule?
Peru
Where did the Mayans rule?
Yucatán peninsula
Where did the Inuit rule?
The Arctic
Where did the Iroquois rule?
Eastern Woodlands
Where did the Mississippians rule?
Mississippi river area
Where did the Hohokam and Anasazi rule?
Southwest US
What can archaeologists tell about Olmec civilization from their remains?
They probably had a powerful class of priests and aristocrats
Describe Mayan government:
City – states governed by hereditary rulers
Which farming methods were used by the Maya’s?
Farmers built “floating gardens“out of reed mats
List several advances in Mayan learning:
A numbering system
A 365-day solar calendar
A hieroglyphic writing system
What was the Aztec capital ?
Tenochtitlan
