Vocabulary

Olmec
Maya
Aztecs
Incas
100

This piece of land connected Asia to Alaska and allowed the Paleo-Indians to enter North America.

Bering Land Bridge


100

How did the Olmec record their history?

Cave paintings

100

Where did the Mayans live?

Mesoamerica/Latin America

100

The Aztecs were known as fierce ___________

warriors

100

Where was the Inca Civilization located?

South America

200

The movement of people or animals from one region to another.

migration

200

What were the Olmec's building made out of?

Stone

200

What did the Mayan use to build their structures?

stone, wood, and mud

200

What resources did the Aztecs trade?

Cotton and Gold

200

What was the official language of the Incas?

Quecha

300

These were people who hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food.

Hunter-Gatherer


300

Who did the Olmec worship as part of their religion?

Nature Gods

300

What was a technological advancement the Mayans left behind?

Bridges, Palaces, Canals

300

What crops did the Aztecs grow?

Cotton and Maize
300
How did the Incas record their history?
Quipu
400

Landscapes such as forests, rivers, mountains, and climate are all examples of these.

Environments

400

What large permanent artifact did the Olmec leave behind?

Stone Heads or Stone Carvings

400

How did the Mayans record their history?

Cave Paintings and Books

400

What disease wiped most Aztecs out?

smallpox

400

What artifacts did the Incas leave behind? 

Terraced fields, forts, art

500

A group's common values and traditions including language, government, and family relationships 

Culture

500

The Olmec extracted this material out of trees

Rubber

500

What large artifact did the Mayans leave behind that starts with a "p"

Palaces

500

What technological advancements did the Aztecs leave behind?

Raised roads, floating gardens

500
What type of government did the Incas have?

King and a Shaman