Farming
Corn was their main source of food.
The Maya
The Mayans built many temples to honor them.
Their gods
Name the four oceans you can find on a world map.
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean
The practice of people owning other people.
Slavery
A long period with very little rain.
Drought
Why was irrigation necessary for the Anasazi?
They lived in an area that suffered from drought.
This was the Aztec Empire's major city.
Tenochtitlan
The imaginary line that divides the world into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
To spend most of ones time doing a specific job.
Specialize
A scientist who looks for and studies evidence from long ago.
Archaeologist
What were the Anasazi able to invent to water their crops?
Irrigation
This was the name of the major city of the Maya.
Tikal
The equator divides the Earth into which two hemispheres?
Northern and Southern
An amount greater than needed.
Surplus
A method by which water is brought into dry areas.
Irrigation
What was the name of the floating gardens the Aztec built to grow crops?
Chinampas
The main Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was planned around this.
The sun
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into which two hemispheres?
Eastern and Western
Payment in the form of valuable goods.
Tribute
An object left behind long ago.
Artifact
Name the 3 ways the Mayans got the most out of their land.
Built terraces in hilly areas, built raised islands in swampy areas, and moved their fields from place to place to keep the soil from wearing out.
Name the 7 continents on Earth.
North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Africa, Asia, and Europe
An area in which different peoples are controlled by one ruler or government.
Empire
A culture with complex systems of government, education, and religion.