Definitions
This is a wall to hold back water
Dike
These floating gardens were used for agriculture in Mesoamerica
Chinampas
This system allowed for easy travel and communication throughout the Inca Empire
Road system
These animals provide wool, milk, and meat to Andean farmers
llamas
This grain can be grown at high elevations in the Andes
quinoa
A bowl-shaped area of land
Basin
This farming method involves cutting and burning plants
Slash-and-Burn agriculture
Instead of settling near rivers, fishing villages grew along the
desert coast
These animals are used as pack animals in the Andes
llamas
This shrub is used for firewood in the high Andes
tola
strip of level land that is planted with crops
Terrace
This technique changed the shape of mountains
Terrace farming
Messengers used this to quickly deliver information
Incan road system
These hardy animals can live in harsh, high-altitude environments
llamas and alpacas
The Andes mountains create this challenging environment
high-altitude climate, harsh winters
Warrior Kings were called
Sapa Inca
This technique decreased forest land, but replenished soil.
Slash-and-Burn farming
Roads were not used by
commoners
These two related animals are crucial to life in the high Andes
llamas and alpacas
This plateau is 13,000 to 14,000 feet above sea level
Andean plateau
carried water to the terraces
Irrigation canals
These three techniques all provided new areas for farming
chinampas, terrace farming, and slash and burn agriculture
A recording device made of knotted strings.
quipu (or khipu)
Name two products and one use of llamas
products: wool/meat
use: pack animals/transport goods
Explain how Andean people adapted to and thrived in their harsh environment
They used hardy animals like llamas and alpacas, cultivated quinua, used tola for firewood, and adapted their lifestyle to available resources.