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Life in the Americas

Life in the Americas. Before: Skim and Scan Ch. 16 Sec. 2 and write a prediction. Chapter 16 Section 2 Questions. The Mayan people practiced a __________ type of government.

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Life in the Americas

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  1. Life in the Americas Before: Skim and Scan Ch. 16 Sec. 2 and write a prediction.

  2. Chapter 16 Section 2 Questions • The Mayan people practiced a __________ type of government. • In the classes of Aztec society, the king was at the top, then nobles, the commoners, the _________, & the enslaved people. • To hold his large empire together, Incan king Pachacuti set up a strong _______ government. • The Inuit people, who arrived in N. America around 3000 B.C. lived by _______________. • The most famous confederation was the _________.

  3. Chapter 16 Section 2 The Maya, Aztec, and many other Native American cultures developed in North and South America. The Maya The Aztec The Inca So what? What is important to understand about this?

  4. Life in North America • Scientist believe that the Inuit people arrived by boat to settle the Arctic regions of Canada and Alasks. • They lived in igloos – domed shaped homes made of ice and snow. They hunted their food. • The Tlingit, Haida, and Chinook settled in the Pacific Northwest and survived by fishing. • California was most populated because of abundant food resources.

  5. Life in North America • People in the Southwest leaned to farm the dry land andlived in houses made of sun dried mud brick. (adobe). • Great Plains people farmed and hunted. • People east of the Mississippi hunted and fished for food. • Some Native Americans set up confederations that linked several groups. The Iroquois set up the most famous confederation.

  6. Life in the Eastern Woodlands How did geography shape the lives of people in N. America? Life on the Great Plains

  7. Chapter 16 Section 2 The Maya, Aztec, and many other Native American cultures developed in North and South America. The Maya The Aztec The Inca So what? What is important to understand about this?

  8. Chapter 16 Section 2 The Maya, Aztec, and many other Native American cultures developed in North and South America. The Maya The Aztec The Inca So what? What is important to understand about this?

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