Egypt
This is the name of the God of the Sun of ancient Egypt
Ra
The Aztec Empire's capitol was located here
Mexico City
Japan
The alphabet that ancient Egyptians used
Hieroglyphs
The primary geographic feature in Egypt which allowed the civilization to grow so powerful
The Nile River
This was the process done to dead bodies to help their journey in the afterlife
Mummification
What was the name of the capitol city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
New Orleans
What is a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
Ritual
This was responsible for the fall of the Aztec empire along with many other Native American populations
Small pox/ viruses
In ancient Egyptian religion, this was the name of the final test which decided if a person's soul would make it out of the Underworld and to the Afterlife.
The Weighing of the Heart
This was the name of Aztec's citizens person floating plot of land by which they lived and cultivated food on
Chinampa
The introduction of this to Japanese society made it become primarily vegetarian for some time
Buddhism
One of the authors we read said people first lose this part of their culture when they move to an area with a different culture
Their clothing/ the way they dress
The Aztec capitol city was located on this geographic feature
Basin
Ancient Egyptian religion was __________, meaning they believed in multiple gods
Polytheistic
This is the name of the Aztec sun god
Huitzilopochtli
A cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago
Maize
A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
Aztec's knives were made out of this to perform sacrifices
Obsidian
Professional ______ were highly regarded in ancient Egyptian society and were nearly as rich as the pharaohs
Priests
This was the term for Aztec's wars with nearby tribes/ communities in order to gain captives to be sacrificed
Flower wars
Being able to afford to eat seafood or abalone or shark's-fin or bird's-nest soup is a part of Chinese history and showing status. Now, food and status in China is more shown by eating/ having this type of food.
Western/ globalized products... ie Starbucks, Voss Water Bottle, Godiva Chocolates
"If Americans have any unifying food identity, I would say we are a _____ culture"
MEAT
This was the name of the bloody war between European settlers and Native Americans which happened as a result of too many settlers moving into the region and interfering with Native Americans' way of life; all happening after the first Thanksgiving feast
King Phillip's War