Mesoamerican Civilizations
The Aztec were known for their raised roads called
Causeways
An important crop for the early people like corn today
maize
Large amounts of water froze into huge, moving sheets of ice called ________
glaciers
Movement of people or animals from one region to another
Migration
Who was known for their Glyphs?
The Maya
Name the four Mesoamerican and South American societies
Olmec
Maya
Inca
Aztec
People believed to have crossed the Bering Land Bridge
Paleo-Indians
A group's set of common values and traditions
Culture
The ______ were fierce warriors, and their superior military ability
Aztec
What is the name of city that was built by the Incas on top of the Andes Mountains?
Machu Picchu
A strip of land between Asia and present-day Alaska that was exposed by the lower sea levels of the Ice Age
Bering Land Bridge
People who obtain food by hunting animals and gathering wild plants
Hunter-gatherers
Who was known for paving large plazas for public gatherings and building canals?
The Maya
Sea levels were about _____ feet lower than today, exposing Beringia
300
Glaciers reached as far south as __________
New York
Climates and landscapes that surround living things
Environments
Quechua was the official language for the _______
Inca
What evidence do we have that cultures existed in Mesoamerica before the Aztecs? (Name one physical item)
Stone sculptures, buildings like temples and pyramids, and even canals
Sea levels were about _____ feet lower than today
300
What farming technique did the people of Machu Picchu use on steep mountainsides to grow crops?
Terraces (or terracing)