Aztec
Inca
Maya
Latin America
Latin America
100
Mexico City
What is the current city the Aztec were located?
100
Because they had mountainous land - to farm
Why did the Inca build terraces?
100
Led to the understanding of the #0
What is the studying of math and astronomy.
100
Mexico, Central America, Carribbean, South America
What are two of the regions Latin America includes?
100
rivers or streams that flow into a larger body of water
What is a tributary?
200
Tenochtitlan
What is the capitial of the Aztec?
200
Cuzco
What is the capitial city of the Inca?
200
Slash and Burn
What type of agriculture did the Mayans use?
200
mountains trapping air, car exhaust, built on a drained lakebed
Why is Mexico city so polluted?
200
It is in the tropic zone
What is the reason that Latin America has hot weather?
300
a floating garden
What is a chinampas?
300
An area where they share the same language.
What is a culture region?
300
is a language based on symbols
What is hieroglypics?
300
skeletons of coral reefs and volcanic eruptions
How were the Carribbean Islands formed?
300
deforestation made room for cattle ranches
What is the reason Native Americans left the Amazon region?
400
To maintain control of the area.
Why did the Aztecs have a warrior society?
400
By irrigation canals.
What is one way the Inca watered their crops?
400
Based on the movements of the sun.
How was the Mayan calendar made?
400
Andes Mountains
What is the largest continuous mountain range on Earth's surface?
400
shifting tectonic plates
What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?
500
Hernan Cortes
Who took over the Aztec society?
500
Machu Picchu
What is the stonework that still stands today from the Inca empire?
500
People spread out of the area
Why did the Mayan culture end?
500
Over 1000
How many tributaries flow into the Amazon River?
500
warm water off of the coast of South America
What is El Nino?
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