The Native Americans Flashcards
How and why did people come to the Americas
They came from Asia across a land bridge called Beringia because they were in search for food
What were the five nations that were part of the Iroquois league
Onondaga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga
What is a nomad
Person who travels from place to place and hunts and gathers
What is migration
When a large amount of people move from one place to another
What is archaeology
The study of ancient people
What is an artifact
Something from an ancient civilization from the past
What is culture
Beliefs, art, music, food, literature, architecture
What things do civilizations need
Shelter, set homes, water source, specialization, food
What civilization is the oldest of the four
Olmec
Who were the Olmec
Farmers
Stone pavements
Water system
Who were the Maya
Lived in the rainforest Ate maize, beans, and sweet potatoes Up to 2,000,000 people Built zig gamut the size of a 20 story building Theocracy Lived in present day Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize Developed hieroglyphics Made math system of counting Made 365 day calendar
What are ziggaruts
Temples that the maya made
Who were the Aztecs
Hunters Home on an island Made a road out of dirt to the other shore Mandatory public schools Practiced polygamy Human sacrifices and cannabalism Tenochtitlan was the main city
Who were the inca
Lived in mountain range in Peru
Capital city is Cuzco
Emperor is pachicuti
Spiked copper balls, spears, and slinging stones were weapons
Quip us is their system of keeping records
Made terrace for farming
Who were the hohokam
Lived in Arizona
Made irrigation channels
Who were the Anasazi
Lived in the four corners
Built pueblos
Built road systems
Lived in the mountains
What are pueblos
Stone dwellings built by the Anasazi
Who were the mound builders
Lived in Ohio river valley
Adena, Hopewell
Mounds held deceased and treasures
Who were the Cahokia
Lived in Illinois
Great pyramid dominated city
How did the native Americans adapt to their environments to form a unique culture
Inuit-settled up north around article ocean, built igloos, wore animal skins,fished,hunted whales and walruses, burnt seal oil
North West-wooden houses,canoes,baskets from tree bark,fished
Plateau-mound houses,fished
South west-irrigation,adobe houses, hunted and farmed, cliff dwellings
Plain-nomadic lived in tepees,hunted,grew corn,had horses
Middle East-Iroquois, created law codes, organized gov,and federation
East-grew a lot of crops
What effects did the Iroquois league have on us, and info about it
The Iroquois league has 5 nations, uniting them into a federation. This was the first organized government. It effected the way we do things now because we are a constitution.
