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This religion follows the Vedas and Upanishads
Hinduism
The Aztec lived in this modern day country
Mexico
Name ONE crop the Maya had
corn, squash, beans
The Inca had this type of religion
polytheistic
The Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán was located on this modern-day site.
Mexico city
This civilization used Oracle Bones to talk to their ancestors
China
As part of their polytheistic religion, the Aztec participated in this ritual
human sacrifice
How was the Maya civilization organized?
City States
The Inca controlled their empires by building a system of
roads
This geographic feature allowed the Inca to develop terrace farming to adapt to their environment.
Mountains
Mali Empire
What was a major source of economic growth for the Aztecs?
Tributes from conquered people
The Maya developed this type of writing system made up of symbols and pictures.
hieroglyphics
This is a significant city to the Inca. We do not know what purpose it served them, but it was saved from the Spanish conquerers by its remote location in the mountains.
Machu Picchu
This civilization was located in the dense rainforests of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Mayans
What is the Columbian Exchange?
the widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) and the New World (the Americas) following Christopher Columbus's voyages
This is the name of the floating gardens the Aztec built
Chinampas
This is a significant city with pyramids to the Maya
Chichen Itza
The Inca used this system to keep track of taxes in their empire
Quipu
Spanish conquistadors like Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro arrived by crossing this ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
This empire connected Europe, Asia, and Africa and had its capital at Constantinople.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Ancient Athens is often credited with creating this form of government.
What is democracy?
What emperor helped build the Great Wall of China, built a terracotta army, and practiced Legalism?
Shi Huang Di
This system organized people in medieval Europe into social classes based on land ownership and loyalty.
What is feudalism?
These natural geographic barriers helped protect China from outside invasion but also contributed to its cultural isolation.
What are mountains (like the Himalayas) and deserts (like the Gobi Desert)?