History Chapter 1 Flashcards
Many scientists believe the 1st people to inhabit America came there atleast ___k years ago
100
Three theories of how the nomads came to America:
Land Bridge
Coastal Route
Creation Stories
Earliest humans were…
nomads
Siberia=
Russia
nomads went across the…
Bering Strait
Nomads wanted to move farther south because…
warmer climate, animals, and more farming land and tools
nomads discovered farming and _____
irrigation to get water to land
trade led to…
trading civilizations
resource:
something derived from the environment
location of a state…
affects people
civilization:
advanced way of life
culture:
way of life
a civilization has..
industry, cities, trade, military, etc
sachem:
chief
the women of Iroquoians…
chose the sachem
Mayans moved to Central America in…
250 and 900 AD
Mayas were known for…
developing government
Aztec Capital City:
Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan had… people
200k
Tenochtitlan was dominated by..
religion
Aztecs had a rebellion and died in…
1400s
Incan capital…
Cuzco
Males acted as…
hunters
Females acted as…
gatherers
Native Americans had a god for ____ and valued _____
everything, nature
Extremely resourceful:
sticks/bones/shells as shovels
The Great Plains stretched from…
Mississippi River → Rocky Mountains
People lived in..
tepees
people followed…
buffalo
