The First Americans Flashcards

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Adobe

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Shelter of the Southwest Native Americans. Made out of clay, mud, and stone.

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Causeways

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Raised roads made of packed earth to connect land that has water in-between.

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Chinampas

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Floating Gardens created by the Aztecs.

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Igloos

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Shelters built by the Native Americans in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Were made out of blocks of ice and compacted snow.

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Long House

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Homes of the Eastern Woodland Native Americans that were made out of wood. They fit 12 or more families. 150 feet by 20 feet.

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Machu Picchu

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Ancient Inca City/Temple built on to of a mountain.

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Pit House

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Shelters built by the Native Americans in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Holes that were dug into the ground and then covered with drift wood and animal skin.

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Plank House

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Shelter of the Native Americans in the Northwest. Were made out of giant cedar trees.

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Teepee

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Temporary homes that were made out of mostly Buffalo skin and bones. Main home of the Plains Native Americans.

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Tenochtitlan

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Capital of the Aztecs built on an island in the middle of a lake. Used causeways to connect it to the mainland.