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South America
Geography
Ancient civilizations
Vocabulary
100

Longest river in the world:

Nile river

100

What is the continent north of South America?

North America

100

This river runs through the Amazon rainforest:

Amazon river

100

This ancient civilization founded Machu Picchu:

Inca

100

cacao:

Chocolate

200

Two most important rivers in Mesopotamia:

Tigris and Euphrates rivers

200

Ancient Incan city in the Andes mountains:

Machu Picchu

200

Mountain range of Western South America

Andes Mountains

200

This European nation arrived with superior technology and conquered Mesoamerican civilizations:

The Spanish

200

quinoa:

high-protein grain

300

Successfully crossing the Sahara desert with camels:

trans-Saharan trade

300

Name of the leader at the top of the Incan social class:

Emperor

300

Name of the ocean that connects both Mesoamerica and South America:

Pacific Ocean

300

Powerful warrior kingdom of Mesoamerica:

Aztec

300

Flat steps cut into the sides of the mountain:

Terrace farming

400

Ancient stone circle of mysterious history in England:

Stonehenge

400

Another word for "bureaucracy":

government / system of state officials

400

What modern day country exists where early Mesoamerican civilizations lived?

Mexico

400

This ancient civilization invented the "Pok-a-tok" ball game:

Mayan

400

smallest but most powerful Aztec social class:

nobles

500

The Rosetta Stone had what 3 languages:

Hieroglyphic, Demotic, Greek

500

What does "Pachacuti" mean:

"He who changed the world"

500

Name of the Mesoamerican peninsula:

Yucatan peninsula

500

This ancient civilization had giant stone heads:

Olmec

500

influenced by a previous civilizations culture:

mother culture

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