Olmec
This name was given to the people that lived along the Gulf coast of Mexico about 3000 years ago
Olmec
Who governed Mayan cities?
Kings
This is what the area where the Aztecs settled is called now
Mexico
The Inca used these to communicate over long distances.
Chasquis
This area is located between present day United States and South America
Meso-America
This is the term used to describe a forced payment to a king or conqueror in return for safety.
Tribute
This is the term used to describe an early culture that strongly influences a later culture.
mother culture
Mayan cities had stone monuments known as this
Steles
The Aztecs learned to develop these to create more farm land in the swampy area that they lived.
Chinampas
This was very difficult for the Inca because the land was so high and steep.
Farming
Meso-Americans used this to make a chocolate drink
Cacao
Pictures representing words, syllables, or sounds are called
Glyphs
These people were the elite in Olmec society
Priests and Nobles
During what period did the Mayan build an advanced civilization based on large cities?
Classical Period
Most Aztec slaves were this
Prisoners of war
the Inca used this to help with counting and to record events.
Quipu
Maize is a type of this
Corn
This is the number that the Mayans based their math system on.
20
Most Olmec belonged to this group in society
farmers
He was the greatest Mayan King.
Pacal II
What were all male Aztec children expected to master by the time they were 15?
Fighting
What did the Inca require of its people to help unify all the different groups of the empire?
to speak the Incan Language
This type of agriculture has the farmers cut down trees and burn them, then use the ashes for fertilizer
Slash-and-Burn
What did the Europeans bring with them that killed millions of Inca and Aztecs?
New Diseases
What do historian credit for the spread of Olmec culture throughout Meso-America
Trade
The Mayans developed this to figure out the best time to plant seeds and harvest crops.
An accurate calendar system
Who conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortez or just Cortez
What weakened the Inca before the Spanish arrived
Civil war
The height of land above sea level is called this
elevation
Where did both Cortes and Pizarro come from?
Spain