Maya
Which were the largest and most important buildings in Maya cities?
pyramids
Which empire built the capital of their civilization in Tenochtitlan, in present-day Mexico?
Aztec
Which was an important animal for the Inca?
Llama
A town in present-day Illinois, site of a 100 foot high mound built by people called the Mound Builders.
Serpent Mound, Cliff palace, Cahokia, or Chunkey
Cahokia
Polytheistic means
Belief in many gods
The Maya created these for entertainment. The losers were sometimes used as human sacrifice.
Ball courts, called pok-ta-pok
Man-made, floating islands that were used to grow crops are called?
Chinampas
Which mountain range runs through the middle of the Inca Empire?
Andes
What led to the decline of the Mississipian culture?
disease, ice age, warfare
If you traveled to this empire, you could visit Machu Picchu
Inca
What is a city called that is an independent political state with its own ruling government?
City-state
Who led the Spanish invasion of the Aztec Empire?
Pizarro, Columbus, Cortes, or Hudson
Cortes
Quipu is
An object made of strings and knots that helped the Incas communicate
The Mound Builders were known as the Mississippians because they lived along what river?
Mississippi
What is a building with a religious use or meaning?
temple
Slash and Burn is
A farming technique that involves clearing forests and jungles by cutting down trees burning the remains
Aqueducts are
A channel or bridge for moving water to a different water location
Inca stonework was especially impressive because
the Inca did not use mortar
Located in Ohio, a snake-shaped mound built by Native American cultures.
The Great Serpent Mound
The people in which empire calculated that there were about 365 days in one year?
Mayans
Where did the Maya build their civilization?
in and around the Yucatan Peninsula
What were the two types of calendars the Aztecs developed?
The Solar Calendar and the Sacred/Religious Calendar
Who was the Sapa Inca? What does is mean?
Emperor and "sole ruler"
What were the mounds built by the Mississipians primarily used for?
Temples and Residence
What is a picture or symbol representing an idea, an object, a syllable, or a sound?
glyph