Indigenous cultures of the americas

Question 1

Iroquois League

Answer 1

Union of native American people established in 1570, to end wars between tribes and unite them as one.

Question 2

3 sisters

Answer 2

beans, corn, squash

Question 3

Sapa Inca

Answer 3

Name given to Incan king

Question 4

Sacred round

Answer 4

260 day calendar based on terrestrial cycles

Question 5

Mita system

Answer 5

Paying taxes with labor instead of goods

Question 6

Royal roads

Answer 6

Incas main road (stretched over 2k miles)

Question 7

Machu Pichu

Answer 7

Mountain fortress of Incas.

Question 8

Ayllus

Answer 8

Related families that pool and distribute resources to meet needs of ayllu (family group)

Question 9

Stelae

Answer 9

Tall thin slabs of rock that highlight the accomplishments of a ruler

Question 10

Pok-a-tok

Answer 10

Game where the goal is to drive a rubber ball to a place on the opponents side of the court

Question 11

Chinampas

Answer 11

Raised garden beds built on a lake

Question 12

Aqueducts

Answer 12

Pipe/channel used to carry water over a long distance

Question 13

Codex

Answer 13

Ancient manuscript in book form

Question 14

Obsidian

Answer 14

Natural glass like rock

Question 15

Triple Alliance

Answer 15

Consisted of the kings of Tenochtitlan, Tlacopan, and Texcoco. Ruled Aztec empire/chose men to.

Question 16

Quipus

Answer 16

Piece of string that had shorter different colored strings dangling from it.

Question 17

Mesoamerica

Answer 17

Region extending from Mexico through central america

Question 18

Terrace farming

Answer 18

Level fields cut into the sides of mountains that could be planted and harvested just like valley fields

Question 19

Raised field farming

Answer 19

Area of enclosed land used for agricultural purposes

Question 20

Slash and Burn

Answer 20

Farming method in which trees and other plants on a plot of land are cut down and burned (ash used a fertilizer