Human diversity
Across
- 2. The earth is a great island floating in a sea of water, and suspended by four cords hanging down from the sky vault, which is of solid rock.
- 5. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
- 6. used in Canada for indigenous people
- 8. Broader terms for people with origins in Latin America
- 11. The world's longest continental mountain range, running through western South America.
- 14. Native inhabitants of the Americas (e.g., Maya, Inca, Aztec, Quechua, Aymara).
- 16. A type of axe
- 17. People born in Spain or Portugal who held highest power in colonies.
- 18. A lightweight boat
- 19. Regions in the Americas where Spanish, Portuguese, or French are primarily spoken, rooted in Latin (Roman) languages.
- 21. The vast tropical rainforest in South America, known for biodiversity.
- 24. spanish
- 25. A traditional 15th birthday celebration marking a girl's transition to womanhood.
- 27. The Omaha people came from a great lake near a forest, planted corn and domesticated labor animals.
- 28. Came one by one into the world through a hollow log.
- 29. forced labor
- 30. broken apart groups
Down
- 1. native Americans
- 3. Refers to people, cultures, or languages from Spanish-speaking countries.
- 4. A person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry, a key demographic group.
- 7. The Spanish subjugation of major Indigenous empires (16th century).
- 9. Defeat of British and Shawnee Warriors fought together against Americans that led to the opening of the Ohio frontier.
- 10. militiamen killed 96 Christianized Delaware Indians, blaming them for attacks on white settlements
- 12. The movement gaining freedom from European colonial rule (e.g., Mexico's Sept 16th).
- 13. Specifically refers to Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries.
- 15. A skilled horseman from the South American pampas (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil)
- 20. People of European descent born in the Americas during colonial times, holding power.
- 22. north America
- 23. A vibrant, pre-Lenten festival known for parades, music, and elaborate costumes, prominent in Brazil, Trinidad
- 26. The belief that White European Americans had the God-given right and responsibility