Vocab
a South American mammal valued for its long, woolly coat.
alpaca
Where was the Maya civilization located?
Yucatán Peninsula
civilization that thrived from 1438 to 1532 on the western coast of South America, including most of modern-day Peru and parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina
Inca
Which civilization was located in South America?
Inca
a group of peoples who have inhabited a region that includes parts of present-day Mexico and Central America from thousands of years ago to the present. Before the arrival of Europeans, Maya cities and civilization thrived in rainforest locations between about 200 and 900 CE.
Maya
an expert in the study of ancient people and the objects from their time period that remain, generally including stones and bones, and pottery
archaeologist
What structures would an archaeologist most likely find among the ruins of a Maya city?
a) canals
b) suspension bridges
c) causeways
d) ball courts
D
a city that is an independent political state with its own ruling government
city state
Which civilizations were located in present-day Mexico and Central America?
Maya, Aztec
a historical region that includes what are today the central and southern parts of Mexico and the northern parts of Central America
Mesoamerica
a civilization that thrived in present-day central Mexico from 1325 to 1521 CE
Aztec
Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?
pyramids
a raised road built over water to connect islands to a mainland
causeway
What Civilization conquered the Aztec and Inca?
Spanish
a person whose job is copying written information
scribe
a situation in which a disease spreads to many people in an area or region
Epidemic
What region did the Inca rule?
South America
group of countries or territories under the control of one government or one ruler
empire
The Inca depended on the__________ for wool and the _____________as a pack animal. (Select the two animals that make this sentence true.)
llama, Alpaca
a serious disease that spreads from person to person and causes a fever and rash
small pox
a body’s ability to remain free of illness even after being exposed to the cause of the illness.
immunity
Which mountain range runs through the middle of the Inca Empire?
Andes
someone who uses science and math to design useful objects or buildings
engineer
Because they had no ___________________ against European diseases, the Aztec suffered terrible ____________________ of diseases such as _______________________. (select the 3 options that make this true)
Immunity
epidemics
small pox
a picture or drawing that stands for a word or phrase
pictogram