chapter 11

Question 1

Name 2 major mountain ranges of the Americas

Answer 1

Rocky Mountains and Andes

Question 2

Most likely Asians crossed the land bridge because they were ___________ pursing and herds of _________ and ___________

Answer 2

Hunters; bison;caribou

Question 3

Where did archaeologists find a burial mound from the mound builders over 98 feet high with a base larger than that of the Great Pyramid in Egypt?

Answer 3

Cahokia, Illinois

Question 4

Describe the dwelling places of the Iroquois people.

Answer 4

villages with long houses surrounded by wooden fences

Question 5

How did the Plains Indians capture buffalo without using weapons

Answer 5

run them off a cliff

Question 6

Name 2 duties of men and women of the Iroquious

Answer 6

Women- Made baskets and take care of children

Men- Hunted and Protected and served on a council

Question 7

built of wooden poles covered with sheets of bark and housing about 12 families

Answer 7

long house

Question 8

a group of related families

Answer 8

clan

Question 9

a circular tent made by stretching buffalo skins over wooden piles

Answer 9

teppe

Question 10

sun-dried bricks

Answer 10

adobe

Question 11

multi storied structures that could house many people

Answer 11

pueblo

Question 12

mesoamerica

Answer 12

named used for areas of mexico and central america that were civilized before arrival of the Spanish

Question 13

Maize

Answer 13

corn

Question 14

Quipu

Answer 14

system of knotted strings used by the Icans for keeping records

Question 15

Tribute

Answer 15

good or money paid by conquered peoples to their conquerors

Question 16

what group was one of the most sophisticated civilizations in the Americas

Answer 16

Mayans

Question 17

Inca means

Answer 17

ruler

Question 18

culture began in 12th century and where they started from

Answer 18

Aztec

Question 19

what group developed a complicated calendar

Answer 19

Mayans

Question 20

___________ was the founder of the Inca Empire (group)

Answer 20

Pachacuti (Inca)

Question 21

_________ was the sun god and the emperor was descended from (group)

Answer 21

Inti (Inca)

Question 22

what captured soliders became slaves

Answer 22

Mayan

Question 23

what group captured war leaders or nobles were used for sacrifice

Answer 23

Mayan

Question 24

what group was all young men required to serve in the _______

Answer 24

army (Inca)

Question 25

Aztec Monarch of ____________ ____________ claimed he was descended from the gods

Answer 25

Tenochtitlan Montezuma

Question 26

What group was population was ____________ __________ ___________

Answer 26

commoners indentured workers and | Aztec

Question 27

what group believed in gods, supreme god was Lizard house

Answer 27

Mayans

Question 28

supplies were carried on backs of _________ (group)

Answer 28

llamas (Inca)

Question 29

what group built roads and bridges

Answer 29

Inca

Question 30

what group made human sacrifice to appease gods

Answer 30

Mayans

Question 31

women were not equal to ________ (group)

Answer 31

men (Aztec)

Question 32

________ captured and killed Montezuma (group) m

Answer 32

Cortes (Aztec)

Question 33

what group made a writing system based on hieroglyphs

Answer 33

Mayan

Question 34

what group had to marry within own social groups

Answer 34

Inca

Question 35

Francisco _________ his men from Spain came with weapons and __________ which killed the emperor

Answer 35

Pizzaro; smallpox

Question 36

When the ___________ saw the Spanish with a cross on their breastplates they thought that representatives Quetzalcoatl had returned

Answer 36

Aztec

Question 37

The Inuit was where _____________ and what food ___________ and their shelter____________

Answer 37

North east; fish; stones

Question 38

the Mound Builders was where _____________ and what food ___________ and their shelter____________

Answer 38

eastern woodlen in south east; corn;mounds

Question 39

The Iroquos was where _____________ and what food ___________ and their shelter____________

Answer 39

eastern woodlens in north east; corn; long houses

Question 40

The Plain Indians was where _____________ and what food ___________ and their shelter____________

Answer 40

great plains; corn; tepee

Question 41

The Anasazi was where _____________ and what food ___________ and their shelter____________

Answer 41

south west; corn; pueblos

Question 42

The maya was where _____________ and what food ___________ and their shelter____________

Answer 42

central and southern mexico; corn; palapas

Question 43

The Aztec was where _____________ and what food ___________ and their shelter____________

Answer 43

central and southern mexico;corn; hunt

Question 44

The Inca was where _____________ and what food ___________ and their shelter____________

Answer 44

South America; corn; huasi