BJU world history - ch. 8 notes - FBS - 9th grade

bebingia

ice or land bridge connecting asia to north america

tribe

several families sharing customs

bebingia

ice or land bridge connecting asia to north america

tribe

several families sharing customs

language families

groups of Indian languages that come from one ancestor line.

culture areas

tribes living together with the same customs, civilization, and livelihood

maize

staple crop

any of these:

grew maize beans pumpkins and squashes

used open fire and stones to cook

had shamans

believed in one greater spirit

passed history through tradition

we might not need to know this but list some similarities

any of these:

many language

different houses, some tribes lived for warfare

we might not need to know this but list some differences

west

tribe known for totem poles

west

what tribe is known for hunting whales

plains

what tribe is known for hunting bison

pueblo indians

built puebos and homes out of adobe, some lived in cliffs and caves

plains

known for tepees

adena

known for dome houses

pueblo

known for adobe houses

plains

relocated frequently to survive, traveled on foot

mound builders

large burials and effigy mounds; locat4ed in ohio river valley

great serpent mound

13000 ft mound in south ohio

adena

large group of mound builders, dome like structures

hopewell

named after a family who owned the land after them, used mounds

mississippians

had large platform mounds

cahokia

largest mississippian site

eastern woodlands

matriarchal society

mayas

various different geography from volcano to plains

preclassic period

earliest stelle found in this period

classic period

large independent city-state

tikal and chyichenitza

centers of power and influence, extensive trade; believed gods of corn, death, rain, and water

postclassic period

period of decline

long count calendar

precise calendar by mayans

2012

when did the long count calendar end?

numeric system

numeric value of zero

ceiba tree

believed to support the sky

worship

ran by shaman and priests; prayers and offerings

olmecs

colossal head artifacts

olmecs

known for jades

aztecs

known for obsidian

zapotecs

valley of oaxaca

quetzalcoatl

feathered serpent, aztec god

tenochitlan

aztec thats modern day mexico city; huge pyramid temple that was founded due to a myth

triple alliance

texoco and tlacopan allied with aztecs

aztecs

trade based on banter system

incas

developed extensive road system and a mail system, lived in a high plateau of the andes mountains

pachacuti

incan ruler who conquered peru

quipu

series of knotted strings to record data

religion

form of nature worship and local gods

incas

known for building suspended bridges

aztecs

well trained soldiers

mayans

made glyphs

aztecs

made temples to worship sun and moon gods

aztecs

borrowers of mayan culture