The Civilizations of the Americas
During the last Ice Age, Afroeurasia was believed to be connected to the Americas by this.
Land bridge
The world's longest mountain system located in South America.
Andes
Unlike the centralized Aztec empire, the Maya were organized into more than 50 independent what?
city-states
Aritfacts, buildings, and murals are all consider what type of sources?
Primary
the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia were called this.
Afroeurasia
The transition from hunting and gathering to this allowed people to settle in permanent communities and develop more complex societies.
farming crops
This river carries the highest volume of water of any river on Earth.
The Amazon River
Floating gardens used by Aztecs to grow crops in swampy lake areas.
Chinampas
A gold serpent ornament worn through a piercing in the lower lip by royal Aztecs.
Labret
Another name for corn.
maize
Books used by the Aztec to record religion and history.
Codices
The Moche people of the coastal desert are famous for this type of art that captures individual likenesses.
Portrait pottery
A rope of knotted cords used by the Aztecs for mathematics and record-keeping.
Quipu
The pillars atop this Toltec pyramid were sculpted to look like warriors.
Pyramid B
To desert.
abandon
The oldest culture in Mesoamerica.
Olmec
Giant geoglyphs etched into the desert plains of southern Peru.
Nazca lines
To unite their massive empire, the Inca required all citizens to learn this language.
Quechua
The murals located here provided historians with evidence of Maya music and ceremonies.
Bonampak
This is a government office
bureau
Although the rain forest presented challenges for the Maya, their civilization thrived in this part of the Americas.
Yucatan Peninsula
This civilization in Peru built a large stone temple that served as a regional religious center.
Chavin
Chiefs who led the Tiano in the Carribean.
Caciques
This Inca leader built the royal estate of Machu Picchu.
Pachacuti
A narrow piece of land that connects two larger areas of land.
isthmus