Olmec
This is the chronological order of mesoamerican civilizations
the Olmec, then the Maya then the Aztecs
Mayan writing consisted of pictures and symbols called this
Hieroglyphs
The Aztec had to do blood sacrifice for this reason
otherwise the universe would fail
The Inca Empire was located here
the west coast of South America
Nazca civilization developed in this terrain
In the valleys of rivers flowing from the Andes Mountains, surrounded by desert
This is what the name "Olmec" means
rubber people
The Mayan game Pok-a-tok was played with this
big rubber ball
The Aztec feathered serpent was called this.
Quetzalcoatl
The ruler Pachacuti did this to the Inca Empire
He expanded it
The Nazca painted beautiful symbols and pictures on these
pottery
Because they had no metals, the Olmec and other native cultures were still this
Neolithic cultures
Mayans used the sap of the sapodilla tree to make this
chewing gum
by the late 1400's the Aztec population had done this.
Exploded to a million people
The Inca used this as a recordkeeping system
Quipu
The Nazca, like the Inca, raised these for wool
Llamas
Olmec civilization developed along this coast
Bay of Campeche off the Gulf of Mexico
The Mayan solar calendar had this many days
365
Aztec travelers navigated between cities along this system
roads with causeways and bridges
These things were built in Machu Picchu
Temples, houses and terraces
This is one of the giant symbols carved by the Nazca into the desert
Bird, Spider, Monkey, or Cat