Early Americans
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Anything Goes!
100
The earliest humans can be traced back to which continent?
Africa
100
The Maya used weapons and tools made of ______________ or volcanic glass.
Obsidian
100
What Aztec achievement is portrayed below?
Chinampas
100
The Inca Empire was located on the continent of ___________.
South America
100
What did a midwife do in the Aztec Empire?
Helped women deliver their babies
200
What is the name of the landbridge that connected Asia to North America during the Ice Age?
Beringia
200
Name two modern day countries that were once a part of the Maya civilization.
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras
200
The Aztecs believed one of their gods needed sacrifices of blood and hearts to keep the world from ending. Which god was it?
The god of the sun/war (Huitzilopochtli)
200
Which crop was the most important to the Inca civilization?
Potato
200
What is the name of the Aztec achievement shown below?
Sun stone
300
What does the word “migration” mean?
The movement of people and/or animals
300
Why did the Maya perform sacrifices near or inside of a cenote (sinkhole)?
They believed that cenotes were portals to the underworld where the gods lived
300
What part of the body was often offered up to the gods during an Aztec sacrifice?
The heart
300
True or False: The Inca built the largest empire in the Americas.
True
300
Which civilization is known for carving these large stone heads?
The Olmec
400
What discovery did the early Americans make following the Ice Age?
Farming! Seeds could be planted in order to grow crops
400
What is the name of the game portrayed below?
Pok-a-tok
400
Mexico City was built on the ruins of what Aztec city?
Tenochtitlan
400
The “chosen women” were selected based on their __________.
Beauty
400
Which civilization was known for creating these?
The Inca
500
What is the name of the region that stretches from the valley of Mexico to Central America?
Mesoamerica
500
What are TWO credible theories that explain why the Maya abandoned their cities?
Drought, wars, food shortages, migration, overpopulation
500
Name of the language spoken by the Aztecs
Nahuatl
500
The Inca name for gold:
"Sweat of the sun"
500
What is the name of this artifact?
Quipu