The Intermediate Empires
Heads in the Clouds
Pre-Colombian N. America
The Aztec Empire
100
The largest empire in Peru that was later conquered by the Incas.
What is the Chimu culture
100
Spanish conquistador who was responsible for the fall of the Inca Empire.
Who is Fransisco Pizzaro
100
A historic geographical site in what is now Ohio
What is the great Serpent Mound
100
the most powerful empire in Central America
What are the Aztecs
200
Tombs here are indicative of the sacrificing of children and teens in the Chimu culture.
What is the Huaca of the Moon?
200
365 days
What is the number of days in the Incan calendar?
200
The Hohokam civilization's agricultural system depended on this technology
What is a canal-based irrigation system?
200
group of people did the Aztecs share similar numerical and astronomical theories with
What are MesoAmerican Societies
300
This god of the sea often received human sacrifices of gratitude.
Who is Ni?
300
Way of documenting important dates, population, names, etc
What is quipu?
300
Name two factors that prevented the development of high civilization in pre-Columbian North America
What are geographical separation, lack of a fully-developed agricultural system, lack of centralized, populous societies (must be at least 2)
300
sacrificed in order to keep the sun in course and the earth balanced
What is blood
400
The Late Intermediate empires are typically associated with this continent.
What is South America?
400
Incan city where celestial markers were located
What is Cuzco?
400
This archaeoastronomical artifact is among the most prolific scientific developments in the Anasazi civilization
What is Sun Dagger
400
role that priest played in the Aztec Society
What were medical specialists
500
Cultures of the Late Intermediate empires were known to use these two semiprecious stones in their crafts.
What are Turquoise and Emeralds?
500
Like the ancient Egyptians, the Inca also mastered this art
What is mummification?
500
This event in the late 13th Century brought an end to Anasazi civilization
What is a severe 23-year drought?
500
two subjects were linked through the beliefs in heaven and the human body
What are medicine and astronomy?
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