Geography and Native Americans

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Across
  1. 3. belief that people first arrived in North America by crossing "land bridge" from Asia
  2. 5. advanced Native American civilization that lived in Mexico from about 1300 AD-1520 AD
  3. 6. system of farming used by the Incas in which flat areas (like steps) are carved out of mountainsides for farming
  4. 8. the entire way of life of a group of people
  5. 9. advanced Native American civilization that lived in Central America and Southern Mexico from about 1000 BC-900 AD
  6. 11. advanced Native American civilization the lived in the Andes Mountains of South America from about 1300 AD-1530 AD
  7. 12. representative government of the Iroquois; made up of sachems from all five tribes (Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga and Mohawk)
  8. 13. man-made islands ("floating gardens") created by the Aztecs
  9. 14. Native American tribes in upstate New York (part of Eastern Woodlands)
Down
  1. 1. account of an event by someone who did not witness or participate in it
  2. 2. Iroquois chief; elected by women of the tribe
  3. 3. large wooden dwelling created by the Iroquois
  4. 4. Native American culture of the present-day northeastern United States
  5. 7. study of the world's natural environment and how people relate to it
  6. 10. first-hand account of an event provided by someone who witnessed or participated in it