Key Terms
Beringia
Low-lying land bridge between modern Alaska and Russia; now submerged under the Bering Strait; served as the route for t
Clovis culture
Mobile bands of hunter-gatherers; spread across North America ~13,000 years ago; named for Clovis, New Mexico; known for
Hopewell tradition
Widely dispersed mound-building tradition; emerged ~200 BCE in Eastern Woodlands; linked by common trade routes.
Mississippian tradition
Widely dispersed mound-building tradition; created urban settlements linked by trading networks in southeastern United S
Nazca Lines
Large geoglyphs on desert floor of southern Peru; geometric patterns and animal images; created 200 BCE-600 CE.
Norte Chico / Caral civilization
Partially settled agricultural communities in coastal and inland Peru; among earliest in the Americas; dates to ~3000 BC
Pueblo architecture
Building style of early American Southwest; stone or wooden frames covered in adobe clay; flat roofs.
Triple Alliance
Alliance formed 1428 between Aztecs, Texcoco, and Tlacopan; launched surprise attack on Atzcapotzalco; became dominant r