Ancient Civilizations

Pueblo Indians
1. Intermarried w/ anasazi
2. Produced drought resistant corn, squash
3. Survived the Spanish conquest & civilization
Inhabitants of S & SW
1. SW US & northern Mexico
2. Two ancient cultures: Anasazi & Hokokam
3. Anasazi developed adobe architeture, system of irrigation
4. Hohokam built separate stone and timber houses
Incas (children of the sun)
1. Covered modern day Ecuador, Peru, & central Chile
2. Well-developed political system
Mayas
1. Highly advanced knowledge of astronomy, engineering, & art
2. Developed: elaborate calendar, system of writing, and the mathematical concept of zero
3. One of the earliest civilizations of MesoAmerica
4. Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras
Aztecs
1. Achieved the highest development in Mexico
2. Had centralized government
Mound Builders in N. America
1. Two major groups: Woodland and Mississippian peoples
2. Mississippian people built flat-topped mountains
3. Disappeared around 14th century
Zapotecs, Olmecs, & Toltecs
1. Olmecs--> Zapotecs --> Toltects
2. Developed: alphabetic writing system
Iroquois
1. Inhabited Ontario, Canada, upstate New York
2. Farming was main economic activity
3. Matrilineal
4. developed Iroquois Confederation

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	Created by Chante Jefferson about 8 years ago