There are hundreds of North American native languages. they are in dozens of language families. There are dozens more that are not related to any known language. many of these languages are still spoken today.. The Navajo Nation has about 175,000 speakers of Navajo. The Zuni tribe has about 90% who speak Zuni. In Mexico, Nahuatl is spoken by 1.4 million or more people.
Therefore, there is no way to tell you "how you say hello in an Indian language" . You need to ask about a particular language.
For example in Navajo hello is: yáʼátʼééh
Hello in Hopi who live right nearby is: loloma
In Zuni, also nearby is : keshi
In Seneca in the NE it is: sgëno
What is one Mayan achievement in mathematics?
One of the Mayans achievements for math was using dots and bars. Using dots and bars for the Mayans is like using numbers for us. You could either take away or add the dots or bars. Bars represented the number five. The dots were either 1 2 3 4 and was added or subtracted by the dots or bars
What are the three major periods of the Mayan civilization?
The Pre-Classic Era, the Classic Era and the New World Era. The Pre-Classic Era begun in 2,500 b.c. and ended in a.d. 900. The Classic Era begun in a.d. 250 and ended in a.d. 900. The New World Era begun in a.d. 900.
Why did the Mayan civilization collapse?
In fact the "Maya Collapse" is one of the greatest mysteries of modern archaeology.
Some theories of "ecological disaster " affirm they overworked the land destroying most of their local environment - look at the film Apocalypto for a clue of this kind of ecological destruction. When a drought hit the Yucatan peninsula around the 700-800 AD, all their crops failed and their civilization collapsed when many people abandoned their cities in search for food. This is the most accepted reason, however it is just a theory and as such it is open to debate. Some other theories include disease, foreign invasion and peasant revolt but none explains such collapse on a satisfying way.
What is the ruins of one of the most powerful cities of the Mayan empire called?
The Mayan ruins are the last remains of cities, towns and villages of an ancient civilization that lived some 2300 years ago in Mexico and Central America. Most Mayan ruins are scattered throughout the territories of present-day southeastern Mexico as well as Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
What were the Mayan's Inca's and Aztec's government systems?
Inca Government
The Inca empire was like a pyramid with the Sapa Inca at the top. The empire was divided into 4 regions ruled by men called opas. Below them there were more layers of government.
To help rule their vast empire the Incas created an efficient network of roads. The Incas also made rope suspension bridges. As well as the roads the Incas had messengers called chasquis. Messages were carried by relay. Groups of messengers lived in houses by main roads and at all times two of them kept lookout. If they saw another messenger approaching one of them would run to meet him. The two messengers would run together for a while and the message was passed on from one man to the other. Using this relay system messages could be sent over long distances very quickly. Inca messengers could take messages 240 kilometres in one day.
Furthermore although they never invented writing the Incas kept records with a device called a quipu. It was a cord with strings of different thickness and colours hanging from it. Knots were tied at different positions in the strings. The colour and thickness of the strings and the positions of the knots all meant something.
The Incas did not have prisons. Instead for serious crimes such as murder, stealing and blasphemy offenders were executed by being pushed off a cliff. Less serious crimes were punished by cutting off the hands or blinding.
Contributions of the Mesoamerican civilization?
Mayan - architecture (pyramids and places), calendar, numbering system with "0"
Aztec - medical advances
Inca - communication and medicine
What the name of the Mayan priest king?
What did Mayans use to make thread and cloth?
The Maya would use a belt loom to weave cotton cloth into clothes. Their weaving includes colorful patterns in the cloth.
What was the main reason for the French and Indian war?
The French and Indian war occurred because France and England both claimed the same land, which is present-day Pittsburgh. The war was fought from 1754 to 1763.
What was the name of the Cayuse Indian that killed Marcus Whitman?
They thought he was allowing their children to die.
What did the Mayans eat for food?
The Mayans at a diet that was rich in vegetation, fruits and grains. They ate things like jicama, avocados, sweet potatoes and corn. Maize was also a main staple including chia seeds and quinoa.
Did slavery exist in the Mayan civilization?
Yes they had slaves. They captured people from other tribes or settlers and had them set to be sacrifices or just slaves. But most of them were sacrifices.
Why did Mayan have so many gods?
The Mayans believed only certain gods could do certain things, and that everything in nature was a god (sun, moon, stars, etc.)
Why were sinkholes a difficult challenge for the Maya?
The Maya civilization sometimes used sinkholes in the Yucatán Peninsula (known as cenotes) as places to deposit precious items and human sacrifices.
Did Maya and Inca and Aztec civilizations know about the wheel?
Yes they knew of the wheel, but no carts or barrels.
The Popul Vuh is the sacred text that documents the Maya creation myth. In the Quiche Maya language it means Counsel Book.
How far back can the Maya civilization be traced?
The pre-classical period, where it was established, was in 2000 B.C to 250 A.D. The classic period was between 250 A.D to 900 A.D. It continued through the Post-Classic period until the arrival of the Spanish.
Rigoberta Menchú. The pre-eminent rights activist who continues to campaign for recognition of the Mayan people. She is a UN goodwill ambassador.
Are there still Mayan civilisations alive to this day.?
Well, Indians live in India, in a different timezone, hemisphere, climate, and geographic location, etc. than the Mayans of present-day Guatemala(a Central American nation bordering Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras). The Mayans are very much alive today, although their empire was broken down by Spanish conquistadors in the 1500s. Their descendants live on as mainly small shop-owners and merchants selling things. They still speak their own languages and many can still write in them. And no, Mayan is NOT a language. There are MANY Mayan languages. Also, if when you read "Spanish" you think of a Mexican man with a sombrero and mustache with a guitar and a big tan, it was not always that way. These people are the products of Spanish soldiers having babies with Native American(both North and South) women. People in Spain are different than the stereotypical Spanish person many people would think of today.
What is the Indian tribe name in Indian in the cupboard?
The Iroquois tribe that which Little Bear is the chief.The Algonquin tribe and the French are it's main enemy.While the English helped them fight through the battle
depending on the wealth of standard, usually only one cattle animal for food such as a cow or goat, sometimes donkeys for riding, so yeah
What homes did Maya Indians live in?
they lived in houses with sticks and they lived in stone palaces.