NATIVE AMERICAN REVIEW

WHAT INFLUENCES NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE?

• The environment

• They must adapt to the environment in a different way

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•Explain the role of the Incan Emperor? Who is he a descendent of?

• The emperor had absolute control of the government.• • He was a descendent of the Sun God

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WHERE ARE THE FOLLOWING EMPIRES LOCATED?

•Maya• Southern Mexico and Guatemala• Most successful in the Rainforest Region

• Inca• Western Coast of South America

•Aztec• Central Mexico

• Iroquois • Present Day New York State. Eastern Woodlands.

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MAIN CROPS

• What were the main crops of the following empires?• Maya• Corn

• Inca• Potato

• Aztec• Corn

• Iroquois• Corn

EXPLAIN TERRACE FARMING.

• A method used by the Incas • A farming method that allowed the

Incans to create flat plateaus on the mountain side.• Allowed them to adapt to their

environment and to farm successfully. •  

WHAT ARE FLOATING GARDENS?

• A farming method used by the Aztecs• They are artificial islands – layered levels

of dirt and mud in shallow lakes in order to create more space for farming.

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ACHIEVMENTS

•Maya•The Calendar •The idea of Zero and a writing system•Ziggurats

ACHIEVMENTS

• Inca• Advanced road system• System of writing and math •Medical Advances

•Aztec•Very strong warriors •Conquered by Cortes •Created a tribute system

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• Iroquois •Created a Constitution •A political union among tribes

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•What is the capital city of the Aztec Empire? The Incan?• Aztecs: Tenochtitlan • Inca: Cuzco

• Why did the Aztecs believe in human sacrifices? • To satisfy the Gods• They felt that the reason the sun rose

everyday was due to human sacrifices.  

• Why was the Iroquois Confederacy formed? Name the tribes who were part of the confederacy. • To establish peace among the Five Tribes

through a political union. • The union created a political and governmental

system.• The Cayuga, the Oneida, the Onondaga, the

Mohawk, the Seneca and the Tuscarora. • The Tuscarora were the last to join 

• Explain the role of women in the Iroquois Confederacy. • Women held more power than the men. • Men moved in with the woman’s family

once they got married. • They needed five votes in order to pass

any laws.