Inca
One of the main food sources for the Inca was grown on terraced farms
What is maize or potatoes?
The Mesoamerican civilization that developed the concept of zero
Who are the Maya?
Mountain range central to the Inca Empire
What are the Andes?
The people who built large burial mounds and earthworks in the River valleys of North America.
Who are the Adena, Hopewell, and or Mississippian?
The form of government used by the Maya, where each local had its own ruler.
What is a city-state?
The Inca ruler who expanded the empire and centralized its governance?
Who is Pachacuti?
The Aztec capital built on an island in Lake Texcoco.
What is Tenochtitlán?
The body of water that surrounded the Aztec capital.
What is Lake Texcoco?
The Arctic people known for their igloos and adaptation to harsh climates.
Who are the Inuit?
The structure used by the Mississippians as platforms for temples or burial grounds.
What are mounds?
The innovative farming technique allowed the Inca to grow crops on steep slopes?
What is terraced farming?
The Olmec civilization famous for carving what type of large stone sculptures?
What are colossal heads?
The major river flowing through much of South America, impacting the development of ancient cultures.
What is the Amazon River?
The Plains people who depended heavily on bison for survival.
Who are the Lakota?
The Iroquois constitution symbolized peace by throwing items in a whole and burying these items under a tree.
What are weapons of war?
The system of record-keeping used by the Inca.
What are quipus?
Primary Maya temples for religious ceremonies.
What are pyramids?
The term that describes the land bridge ancient peoples used to migrate from Asia to the Americas.
What is Beringia? (or Bering Land Bridge)
The confederation of five nations who formed the Iroquois League.
Who are the Iroquois?
The Aztec practice of paying a kind of tax to the emperor, often through goods or services.
What is tribute?
The capital of the Inca Empire?
What is Cuzco?
The farming technique that the Aztecs use to create arable land in lakes
What are chinampas?
The name of the region where the Olmec civilization developed.
What is the Gulf Coast of Mexico?
The Northwest Coast people who are famous for their totem poles.
Who are the Haida and Tlingit?
The shared feature of Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations, such as organized governments and public works.
What are key features of a civilization?