history Flashcards
How did earliest hunter-gatherers get there? And survive?
Beringia
Where was the Zapotec?
Mexico
Where was the Nazca?
Andes mountains
Where was the Olmec?
Mexico
Name some North American tribes
Cherokee, Navajo, Hopi, Crow, Cheyenne
What are some things all the tribes had in common?
hunting/gathering, trade
What made the Maya a civilization?
developed a written language of hieroglyphs and invented the mathematical concept of zero
Why do some people think the Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world in 2012?
Their calendar ended in 2012 (miscalculations)
What are 2 accepted theories for how the Maya ended?
Overfarming, Spanish arrived, warfare
Where did the Aztecs settle?
Swampy, lake-y area, center of Mexico
How did they build Tenochtitlan?
built on a island, pounded stakes into the ground
What was the rationale behind human sacrifice?
To make the gods happy
Who was Quetzalcoatl? Story?
Who was Hernan Cortez? Evaluate his impact.
Give 3-5 reasons why the Spanish were able to conquer them
military
montezuma did not resist cortez
fighting style (just killed)
disease
