The Olmec
The Maya
The Aztecs
The Inca
100
The Olmec built these cities and they were the center of Olmec art and trade
What are San Lorenzo and La Venta
100
The Maya invented this type of food.
What is chocolate
100
Atzecs capitial
What is Tenochtitlan \tā-ˌnȯch-tēt-ˈlän\
200
The Olmec settled in
What is Mesoamerica (Mexico, parts of Honduras, parts of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Belize)
200
In the class systems, kings and their families were placed in this category
What is the ruling class
200
Glyphs
What are pictures and symbols used to represent words or ideas
200
Communication for the Incas was difficult. How were they able to communicate
What is they used runners call chasquis that carried messages the lenght of the empire
300
Why were the Olmce able to do free work?
What is because they had a relible supply of food that abled them to do free work.
300
Define a Steles
What is ancient carved stone markers that call attention to important dates or events
300
A chinampas is
What is raised garden beds, on a lake
300
Under Pachacuti ruling the Incas
What is conquered all of Peru
400
Why were the Olmec able to have able to have rich and fertile soil?
What is because they farmed near rivers that flooded.
400
What role did the Mayans play in writin?
What is develop a complex writing system
400
Legend said the Aztecs will find their new home when
What is when they saw an eagle perched on a cactus
400
During the civil war that began in 1527, why were the Inca no match for the Spanish?
What is because the Spanish rode horses, wore metal armor, carried steel weapons, and carried new diseasesthat were especially deadly to the Inca
500
Explain why the Olmec are considered to be a mother culture?
What is because the Olmec culture shaped later Mesoamerican cultures.
500
Slaves were mostly
What is criminals, people captured at war, and orphans
500
Explain what let to the fall of of th Aztec empire
What is well-armed Spanish invaders conquered the Aztecs, who had been weakened by disease and rebellion
500
Thow did the Inca build an empire in the Andes
What is they adapted to the Andes, expanded through conquest, maintained a large army, and used their roads to their advangae.
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