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lesson 2-3 history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| slash and burn | farmers slash and burn jungle for more fields |
| the olmec | hunted and gathered, the people of the rubber trees, flourished along the gulf of mexico |
| la venta | 1,000 bc the town became the major city of the olmec culture. worshiped many gods like the fire, corn, rain, and sun gods. specialized work, such as farming, trading, and caravans. |
| maya cities | palenque, was most preserved and beautiful. Copan is today Hondorus, center of the mayan culture |
| Sacrifice | a game called pokta-pok, was played with a 5 pound rubber ball and people who lost were sacrificed to the gods. |
| maize | corn, the heart of the maya culture |
| glyphs | symbols carved into stones of maya cities and towns. were carved into stela |
| stela | a stone which glyphs were carved into. |
| classic period | the high point of cultural achievement for a civilization. |
| Hohakams | those who have vanished |
| Hohokams farming the desert | grew corn and cotton. the canals were lined with clay si it helped prevent evaporation of precious water in the scorching heat. they built dams to control the flow of water. |
| Hohokams housing and crafts | pit houses, pottery, and jewelry |
| pit houses | the base is a pit 3-4 feet dug in ground. |
| pottery and jewelry | the hohokam traded with distant groups with these. |
| adobe | brick made from clay mixed with straw and left out in the hot desert to dty |
| pueblos | spanish word for town, or adobe houses |
| Mesa verde | huge apartment-like buildings on cliff sides largest 1 is mesa verde |
| kivas | 33 pit structures used for religious cerimonies |
| anasazi farming and crafts | dry farming and supernova |
| dry farming | a technique for growing crops in an area with limited rainfall |
| supernova | exploding star |
| adena | in ohio |
| adena housing | round, made out of branches and woven wooden posts, had thatched roofs, and 40-50 people in each. |
| hopewell | comes from the a family who owned a farm where the first large mound was dicovered |
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