Ancient Civilizations
Which civilization carved giant stone heads?
Olmec
What was the primary food source for the Inuit?
Sea Mammals
What farming technique did the Maya use in swampy areas?
Raised beds on woven reeds
Which civilization(s) practiced human sacrifice?
Aztecs and Mayas
Which civilization developed the concept of zero?
Maya
Which civilization used quipu for record keeping?
Inca
True or False: Inuit lived in igloos year-round.
False
What were Aztec floating gardens called?
Chinampas
What was the purpose of bloodletting in Maya rituals?
To communicate with gods and ancestors
What form of writing did the Maya use?
Hieroglyphics
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlán
What was the purpose of a potlatch?
To display wealth
What did llamas provide in the Inca economy?
Wool and meat
What sign led the Aztecs to build Tenochtitlán?
An eagle perched on a cactus
First major Mesoamerican civilization?
Olmec
Which civilization built 15,000 miles of roads?
Inca
True or False: Mississippian cultures built stone pyramids.
False
What was the Inca economy based on?
Agriculture
True or False: The Inca Empire had no enslaved people.
Who was at the top and bottom of Olmec society?
Priests- top and laborers- bottom
Put these civilizations in order: Olmec, Aztec, Inca, Maya
Olmec → Maya → Aztec → Inca
What language did the Inca use that is still spoken today?
Quechua
The Inca government supported its people by organizing labor through this system and also distributed food and goods from these...
Mita system, storehouses
Why did the Chavín leave no written records?
They used oral traditions and symbolic art; didn't have a writing system
What is the name of the folding book written in hieroglyphics on paper made from tree bark used by the Mayas?
Codex or codices