Peoples Of North America Flashcards
Name for Hohokam
Vanish ones
What were the Hohokam crops?
Corn, squash and beans
Name of Anasazi tribe
Ancestral Puebloans
Who build cliff dwellings?
Anasazi
What did cliff dwellings do?
Protection from raiders
What’s the Mesa Verde?
Largest cliff dwelling
How did people reach flatlands above the canyon?
Climbed ladders
What are pueblos?
Multi-floor houses that were connected to one another by doorways and ladders
Largest pueblo?
Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico
What’s a kiva?
Underground chamber used for religious ceremonies or political meetings
Why Anasazi gone?
A long draught forced them to leave their settlements, further attacks by Navajos or the Apaches
Who were known for their earthworks?
Adena and the Hopewell
What are earthworks?
Heaping earth in piles and shaping them
Mississippians influenced what?
Southeast region
What’s the Mississippian greatest center?
Cahokia
