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Period 1 (Before Europeans) Flashcards

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1
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Before _, there were no Europeans in the Americas.

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1491

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Were all tribes a big group?

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No, the term, “indians” was made by Europeans, and they saw themselves different from each other

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Where did the tribes live?

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All of Americas

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4
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Where is the Arctic Circle?

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The Arctic

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5
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Where is Tierra del Fuego?

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Tip of Argentina

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Were the Natives at peace?

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Were at war with each other (for a variety of reasons) or at peace

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Who lived in the Mexico and Southwest?

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Aztec/Mexica and Pueblos

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What kind of culture and government did the Aztecs have?

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Militant warrior tradition, polytheistic, feudalism, with a priestly class

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What is fuedalism?

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A single monarch rules over local rulers

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What was Aztec gender roles like?

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Patriarchy, but women could own property and agree to business contracts

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Aztec economy

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Agricultural (sometimes cacao beans = currency)

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How did the Aztecs cultivate crops?

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Chinampa

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What were the Pueblos?

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Related, but culturally distinct tribes

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Pueblo society

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Complex agricultural, with villages of multi-story buildings made out of local materials (mud)

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Western Pueblos vs. Eastern Pubelos

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Dry Farming vs. Irrigation

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Similarities of Western vs. Eastern Pueblos

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Both focused on 3 Sisters

17
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3 Sisters

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Squash, beans, and corn

18
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Significance of Mexico and South west tribes

A

One of the major sources of domesticated crops; Squash, beans, and cotton were first cultivated there

19
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Chinampa

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Floating rectangular plots of land on lake beds

20
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American Indians of Great Plain culture

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Basically nomadic, with big focus on hunting and gathering

21
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Important resource of American Indians of Great Plain

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American Bison/Buffalo

22
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Supplies buffalo provided

A

Tepees

23
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Men role in American Indians of Great Plains

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Hunt, trade, politics

24
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Women role in American Indians of Great Plains

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Made clothing and oversaw family tepee

25
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Language of American Indians of Great Plains

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PISL: Plains Indian Sign Language

26
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Midwest Indians society

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Mostly stationary, but some nomadic

27
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Important resource for Midwest Indians

A

Maize

28
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What did Midwest Indians do for resources?

A

Trade

29
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What are Cahokia Mounds

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Remnants of pre-columbian cities of Mississippian culture

30
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What are the Native Americans that lived in the Great Plains identified as?

A

American Indians of the Great Plains

31
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What are the Native Americans that lived in the Northeast identified as?

A

American Indians of the Northeast

32
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American Indians of the Northeast agriculture

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Companion planting

33
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How do the 3 Sisters demonstrate companion planting?

A

Cornstalks provided structure for beans to grow up, while squash held moisture in soil

34
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What did the American Indians of the Northeast not do?

A

Maintain livestock or use technology

35
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How did American Indians of the Northeast cross bodies of water?

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Large canoes and rafts, which couldn’t cross oceans

36
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What was an important resource of American Indians of the Pacific Coast?

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Acorns

37
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What did the American Indians of the Pacific Coast do, instead of traditional agriculture?

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Forest gardening

38
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What resources were important to the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest?

A
  • Salmon, spiritually and materially

- Shellfish and root crops

39
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What was a Potlatch to the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest?

A

A gift-giving feast for parties/important occasions

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