People & Places
Which civilization built their empire in the highlands of present-day Peru?
The Incas
The Maya created these to help with farming in the rainforest.
Canals and raised fields
The Maya and Aztec lived in this larger region of the Americas.
Mesoamerica
The sacred book that contains Maya creation stories is called the ___.
Popol Vuh
A group of people descending from early ancestors are called ___ .
Descendants
Which civilization lived primarily in what is now southern Mexico and Central America and had many city-states?
The Mayans
The Maya played this important and religious ball game.
Pok-a-tok
The Incas lived in this modern-day country on the western coast of South America.
Peru
Most ancient civilizations believed gods controlled these two natural events.
The sun and the moon
A word meaning a dry region with little rainfall.
Arid
Who were the conquerors that defeated the Aztec empire in the early 1500s?
The Spanish conquistadors
The Inca were known for building these into mountains to farm.
The Mayans built cities in dense forests of this part of Mexico and Central America.
The Rainforest
Maya myths explain how ___ was created according to their beliefs.
The earth and its people
To scatter or spread out over a wide area.
Dispersed
Which Aztec city was famous for being built on a lake with causeways connecting it to land?
Tenochtitlán
This writing system was used by the Maya to record history and stories.
Glyphs
The Maya developed techniques to address this problem caused by inconsistent rainfall.
A drought
Religious ceremonies often took place on top of these structures in Maya cities.
Pyramids with temples
A structure built for religious purposes, often shaped like a pyramid.
A temple
What is the center of the Inca empire, known for its complex road system?
Cuzco
The Inca used this material for tools and weapons because it could be sharpened easily.
Obsidian
This flat area connected North and South America and was home to both the Maya and the Aztec.
The isthmus of Central America
Maya priests performed these to honor gods and ask for good harvests.
Sacrifices
Words or symbols used in a writing system are called ___________________.
Glyphs