WS Ch. 7 Review

The Pueblo Indians lived in the Southwestern United States. Their houses were multi-storied buildings made of adobe.

Members of any of a number of Indian cultures that developed east of the Mississippi River in what is now the United States and that are distinguished by their large earthen mounds

Ceremonial mounds built in the shape of animals or birds by native North American peoples.

a powerful group of Native Americans in the eastern part of the United States made up of five nations: the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondoga, and Oneida

Cherokees, Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Seminoles; "civilized" due to their intermarrying with whites, mimicking European clothing styles, accepting Christianity, and developing written language.

A Native American people, living in the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico) and Guatemala , who are known for their astronomical observations, accurate calendars sophisticated hieroglyphics, and pyramids.

Ancient civilization in Mexico that was based on a warrior society.

Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Mexico City was constructed on its ruins.

Aztec nature god, feathered serpent, his disappearance and promised return coincided with the arrival of Cortes

A Native American people who built a notable civilization in the Andean mountains of western South America

The capital city of the Incan Empire, Located in present-day Peru

A mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests; Some Catholic Europeans wished to join him and continue Crusades against their common enemy, Muslims (Ottoman Empire)

A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic; used a combination of triangle shaped sails (easily maneuverable inland) and large square sails (great for catching wind on the open seas)

prevailing winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees latitude to the equator in both hemispheres

an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.