World History Chapter 6

Question 1: What is the Native American name for corn? *** stela maize chinampas

Question 2:  The earliest American civilization that emerged on the gulf coast of Mexico?

Question 3:  What was the Mayan tall stone monument called? .

Question 4:  Whose capital city was Tenochtitlan?   

Question 5:  What were artificial islands made of mud piled atop reed mats and anchored to the lake bed called? *** maize cahoy chinampas .

Question 6:  A mixture of clay and plant fibers that becomes hard when it dries is called?: *** chinampas adobe moche

Question 7:  Who was the sun god, chief among the gods?  *** Inca Montezuma Inti

Question 8 & 9: Name two Native American cultures found in the Artic:

 10.  What is found at Mesa Verde? .

Question 11:  For the Puebloans what was large underground chamber dug for religious ceremonies called:   

Question 12:  What was the alliance of the five Iroquois  tribes known as?

Question 13:  Mesoamerica is made up of Mexico and: ?  

Question 14: Who did the conquered tribes of Central Mexico have to pay tribute to?

Question 15:  What does Hohokam mean?