Middle Colonies Flashcards
(12 cards)
How did the ancestors of the American Indians arrive into the Americas?
By boat along the ridge of the Pacifist, 4 other ways
What crops were ubiquitous in the Americas among Indians?
Corn, beans, squash
What were the consequences of the Indians adopting agriculture? (Both positive and negative.)
Suffered from having weaker bones and teeth
They had a reliable food source, surplus, and specialization
What sort of cultural traits/characteristics overlapped among North American Indian groups?
They were animistic
What parts/regions/empires of the Americas were the most populous?
Tenochtitlán, Cahokia, Chaco Canyon
What did Chaco Canyon Indian life revolve around? Where do they derive the nickname “Pueblo Indians” from?
A small dugout room called a kiva. This is a pueblos structure os this is where they get their names from
Why is Cahokia significant?
It is the largest society north of Mexico
What was life like it Cahokia?
Hierarchical, clan-based system
How did Cahokians understand slavery?
Slaves were understood as people without kinship networks
What was one of the largest Eastern Woodland Indian groups?
The Lenape
What helps to explain the stability of this group, especially compared to more volatile societies like Cahokia or the Aztecs?
They had smaller societies, their own clans. But we’re all a soci
What does mesoamerica refer to ?
Mexico and Central America
