Olmec
Gaint head sculptures that were carved in volcanic rock. Their features were meant to show the power of their king.
What are Colossal Heads
He was believed to be more than just an ordinary man, that he could talk to the Gods, and became a God after death.
Who was the King
The amount of time it took for them to conquer nearly all of Mexico from the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean
What is 200 years?
Where the Inca civilization was.
What is the Valley of Cuzco?
Features the Olmec Head Sculptures had
What are mouths that dropped at the corners, eyes that had heavy eyelids, and an open mouth that would snarl rather than speak?
The material that the sculptures looked like giant heads was made out of.
What is volcanic rock
The present-day area where the Maya controlled land.
Where is Yucatan, Guatemala, and Honduras
What was built over lakes to connect the Aztec city to the mainland. They were built out of sand, dirt, and rocks
What are causeways?
Why the Incas were able to have good ruling over a large area
What is the demonstration of good organization and good control?
Features that the Mayan Relief sculptures had.
What are slanted back foreheads and large noses?
The area where the Olmec civilization was.
What is the Gulf Coast of Mexico
When the Mayans first civalized.
When was around 320 AD
The city that was built by the Aztecs. Located in modern-day Mexico City.
What is the city of Tenochtitlan
The system of record-keeping that the Incas had with knotted stings and a variety of colors.
What is quipu?
Features that Incan architecture had.
What was architecture that was less rigid than other arts of their time, and walls of the building were made of huge stone cut to fit in place precisely?
The time periods in which the Olmec civilization was in power.
What is 1200 BC to 500 AD
Who the Maya based their calendar off of.
What is the Olmecs
The year that Cortes come to the Aztec empire
What was 1519?
An Incan city that was built to protect the people from attacks by other tribes.
What was Machu Picchu?
Features of the Maya Pyramids.
What are pyramids made from regularly cut stone and held the tomb for the king on top?
The animals that were used to represent the Olmec Gods.
What are jaguars, eagles, and serpents
The place people went to worship the king.
The Aztecs believed him to be their legendary redeemer Quetzalcoatl.
What was the reason Cortes was able to lead the fall of the Aztec Empire?
The reason for the Inca civilization's downfall.
What was the civil war that weakened their civilization and allowed Francisco Pizarro to come and easily take over?
Features of Aztec Painting of the Gods Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl
What are figures with large heads and small limbs with poses and gestures meant to show ideas?