The First Americans Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What did the Anasazis later construct?
A
Cliff dwellings.
2
Q
What was the civilization more advanced than hopewell?
A
The Mississippians.
3
Q
What did the Mississippians build?
A
A large city at Chahokia Illinois.
4
Q
How big was Chahokia?
A
After 400 years of growth. Chahokia
had become a city of 20,000 people - the same size as London at the time.
5
Q
What was Chahokia surrounded by?
A
Hundreds of acres of corn.
6
Q
What did the Aztec slaves do?
A
They worked as farmers and grew crops, the irrigated waters that flowed from the valley of Mexico.
7
Q
What did the Anasazis learn how to cultivate?
A
Corn (maize).
