Pre-Columbian History Flashcards
1
Q
Beringia?
A
Landbridge
2
Q
Teotihuacan?
A
First large city in America
Aztec capital built on Lake Texcoco
3
Q
Olmec?
A
“Mother culture” mesoamerica; developed calendar system
4
Q
Maya’s?
A
Used number system including zero
5
Q
Chinampas?
A
Floating gardens
6
Q
“Three sisters”?
A
Corn, beans, squash
7
Q
Pendrochronology?
A
Pendro: trees
Chronology: study of time
8
Q
Adena Culture?
A
Earliest mound building culture; replaced by Hopewell culture
9
Q
Cahokia?
A
“Crown jewel of Mississippian culture”
10
Q
Monks Mound?
A
Largest structure of Mississippian culture
11
Q
Great Serpent Mound?
A
In Ohio by Hopewell
12
Q
Mound-Building Cultures?
A
Adena, Hopewell, Mississippian
