APUSH: Different Native Populations
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It was a period before Europeans had arrived in the Americas
Did all Natives have the same lifestyle
Native Americans had diverse lifestyles, sultures, and practices based on their environment and resources available
What were the three major civilizations of Central & South America
The Aztecs, Maya, and Inca
Where were the Aztecs located?
Central America
What was the Aztec’s capital city?
Tenochtitlan
How many people did Tenochtitlan have?
300,000 people
Did the Tenochtitlan have a written language, irrigation, cult or fertility?
Yes
What did cult of fertility mean to the Aztecs?
Human sacrifice
Where were the Maya located
Yucatan Peninsula (Central America)
WHat did the Maya have?
Large cities, complex irrigation, water storage, giant stone temples
Where were the Inca people located?
Andes mountains (South America) in Peru
Did the Inca people have a mountain fortress?
Yes, they had the Machu Picchu
What did the INca People have?
Massive Empire, key to success was fertile mountains, valleys which were watered by irrigation and sustained by potatoes and other crops.
What did Central and South America cultivate?
They cultivated maize
Where did Maize go from Central and South America?
Maize spread north into American Southwest and supported the inhabitation of the region
What major Civilizations were a part of Southwest America
The Pueblo People
Did the Pueblo People move around a lot?
The Pueblo People stayed in one place
What were the Pueblo People known for?
They were farmers of Maize, they built homes in open and into sides of cliffs, organized society with government. They also developed irrigation systems.
what were civilizations in the Great Plains and Great Basin Regions
The Ute people
Who were the Ute People?
the Ute people were hunters/gatherers who lived as nomads rather than farmers who needed a lot of land to survive because they needed to grow food.
What were the major civilizations of the Pacific Northwest people?
Chinook and Chumash people
Who are the Chinook People
they were people who relied on cedar trees to construct long giant houses.
Where did Chinook People live generally
They lived in the NOrthwest coast in fishing villages by the sea and relied on elk.
How did Chinook People treat higher casts?
a higher cast of Chinook People lived in isolation from commoners
How many people generally lived in each Chinook longhouse?
50 people
What were Chinook traditions?
the Chinook People used advanced warrior traditions, used advanced fighting techniques, and lived in longhouse which could house may families.
Who were the Chumash people?
THey were hunters and gatherers
Where did Chumash people live?
They lived in the Pacific Coast in California and lived in Permanent settlements
What was a tradition that both the Chinook and Chumash people follow?
Their societies tended to be ruled by wealthy families.
Where did the Chinook and Chumash people live?
on the pacific coast
What were societies in the Missisippi river valley
The Hopewell and Cahokia people
What were societies generally like in the Missisippi River Valley like?
They were larger and had more complex societies because the fertile soil of the region allowed people to stay put and farm and develop
Hopewell people
lived in towns of 4000-6000 and traded extensively
Cahokia
was led by powerful cheifs and they engaged in trade. There were 10000-30000 people. They built giat mounds