2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Maya, Inca, Aztec Louisiana Native Tribes North American Natives and Poverty Point People and Places Random

Which group was first to create a civilization in Mesoamerica?

Maya

What was unique about the Aztec religion?

Human sacrifice

What was unique about the Inca system of record keeping?

The Inca had no written language so they used Quipus which were knotted strings to keep records

What advancement was used by all Mesoamerican groups?

The calendar

How was the Maya civilization organized?

The Maya empire was a group of independent city states like in Greece

What was the purpose of the mounds at Poverty Point?

The mounds were used for homes and religious ceremonies

During what period did native people begin to use agriculture rather than gathering?

Late Neo Indian Period

When did native groups begin to use the atlatl?

During the Meso Indian period

During which period did native people begin to live in villages on a seasonal basis?

Early Neo Indian period

Which group began hunting smaller animals like deer and rabbits?

Meso Indians

Which tribe were known as flesh eaters?

Atakapa

Which tribe lived along the Red River?

Caddo

Which tribe was divided because of its loyalties to the French and British?

Choctaw

Which tribe was known for having a peace chief and a war chief?

Tunica/Biloxi

Which tribe hunted by horseback?

Caddo

Where was the Maya civilization located?

The Yucatan Peninsula

Who conquered the Aztec?

Hernando Cortez

Where would you find the Natchez tribe’s early lands?

Mississippi

Through what mountain range did the Inca expand their empire?

The Andes Mountains

Who was the Spanish explorer to first travel the southern coast of North America?

Hernando De Soto

What does immunitty mean?

The body’s ability to fight off disease

What caused the decline of the Maya?

No one knows for sure: maybe drought, maybe civil war, maybe disease, maybe by choice

Which Native tribe helped give Baton Rouge its name?

Houma

During which period did native people begin to plant maize (corn)?

Late Neo Indian Period

Why did the conquistadors come to the New World?

To search for gold, spread Christianity, and find new lands