Maya
This Ancient River Civilization was similar to the Maya in that the upper classes were few in number.
What is ancient Egypt?
The Aztecs got great wealth (rich) and power by doing these two things.
What is conquering their neighbors and trade?
The Inca lived along this mountain range.
What is the Andes Mountains?
Native Americans used this to communicate their stories and their history.
What is oral tradition?
This crop was most important to people in Mesoamerica.
What is maize? (corn)
True or false: The Maya's land had many major rivers.
What is False?
This is where the Aztec lived.
What is present day Mexico, Mesoamerica or Central America?
In order to connect their large, spread out empire, the Inca built these to help with transportation and to get food, messages and armies places quicker.
What are roads?
Native American tribes and ancient Sumerians both did this to honor religious figures.
What is built large structures and monuments to them?
The form of writing for the Mayans and the ancient Egyptians is called this.
What is hieroglyphics?
The Maya and this ancient river civilization excelled (did really well) in astronomy and math
What is Egypt?
Ancient Egyptians and Aztecs built pyramids for this reason.
What is for concern with the afterlife of those who died?
This was the Inca capital and center of life in their empire.
What was Cuzco?
Natives in the Great Basin region had this similarity with the Israelites.
What is being nomads (nomadic)?
Maps that show boundaries created by human governments are called this.
What are Political Maps?
Most Mayan and Ancient Egyptians did this for a living (for a job)
What is farming?
The Aztecs practiced this to keep their gods happy. Ancient Egyptians did not do this.
What is Human Sacrifice?
These strings of knotted rope helped the Inca keep records.
What are quipus?
Native Americans in the Southwest region, including the Hohokam, and the ancient Egyptians had similar geography and used this technology to help their crops grow.
What is irrigation?
This group did not rely on trade.
Who are the Inca?
The Mayan and the people of ancient Mesopotamia both created these to keep track of days.
What is a calendar?
The Aztecs were similar to the Ancient Egyptians these ways.
What is in their social class system, study of astronomy, built pyramids and worshipped hundreds of gods?
Both Ancient Egyptians and the Inca did this to honor their dead.
What is made mummies (mummification)?
The Iroquois confederacy was similar to this in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is their empire?
What was the most interesting civilization you learned from the Module on Ancient America (include TWO FACTS about the civilization).
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