Ch 11: the Ancient Ch 11: the Ancient AmericansAmericans

Review – why did people cross from Asia to the America’s?

North AmericaNorth America• Inuit – present day Alaska and Inuit – present day Alaska and

CanadaCanada• Mound Builders – the Ohio and Mound Builders – the Ohio and

Mississippi River ValleysMississippi River Valleys• Iroquois – east of the Mississippi Iroquois – east of the Mississippi

RiverRiver• Great PlainsGreat Plains

• Anasazi – Four-corners regionAnasazi – Four-corners region

Important Vocabulary!Important Vocabulary!

Clans – groups of related familiesClans – groups of related families Adobe – sun-dried brickAdobe – sun-dried brick Pueblos – multi-storied structures that Pueblos – multi-storied structures that

could house many peoplecould house many people Tribute – goods or money paid by Tribute – goods or money paid by

conquered peoples to their conquered peoples to their conquerorsconquerors

Quipu – a system of knotted strings Quipu – a system of knotted strings used to keep track of counted itemsused to keep track of counted items

Central AmericaCentral America

Olmec – located between Maya Olmec – located between Maya and Aztec landsand Aztec lands

Maya – located on the Yucatan Maya – located on the Yucatan peninsula. Renown for:peninsula. Renown for:- CalendarCalendar- Ball courtBall court

Aztec – their capital of Tenochtitlan Aztec – their capital of Tenochtitlan (tay-nach-teet-klahn) found on an (tay-nach-teet-klahn) found on an island in the middle of Lake island in the middle of Lake Texacoco, now the location of Texacoco, now the location of Mexico City. Montezuma was Mexico City. Montezuma was conquered by Hernan Cortezconquered by Hernan Cortez

These civilizations in general all had These civilizations in general all had temples, similar gods, and practiced temples, similar gods, and practiced human sacrificehuman sacrifice

South AmericaSouth America

Caral is the oldest major city in the Caral is the oldest major city in the Americas – more than 1,000 years Americas – more than 1,000 years (located in Peru)(located in Peru)

Incan – a well-organized empire that Incan – a well-organized empire that used llamas for transportation, built used llamas for transportation, built roads, used quipu, and roads, used quipu, and

was conquered by was conquered by Francisco PizarroFrancisco Pizarro