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100
What type of government did the Aztecs operate in?
What is absolute monarchy
100
Maya astronomers created three major types of
What is Calendars
100
These artificial islands were created by the Aztecs in order to provide land for construction and agriculture.
What are chinampas
100
Who was it that could communicate with their gods in the Maya civilization.
What is Kings and Priests
200
The Maya operated in a government similar to that of the Greeks. What was it?
What is city-states
200
One concept that the Maya developed long before Europeans was?
What is zero
200
Mayas used this particular farming technique to produce food and increase farmable land.
What is slash-and-burn
200
At its peak the Aztec empire extended from...
What is the valley of mexico to guatemala
300
How is it that we learned so much about the Maya rulers?
What are stelae
300
The Maya were fascinated with the stars and cities like this one built observatories?
What is Chichen Itza
300
The Maya borrowed slash-and-burn from what Central American tribe?
What is Olmec
300
This Aztec city was located in the middle of lake texcoco.
What is tenochtitlan
400
The group that ruled the Aztec empire was known as?
What is The Triple Alliance
400
Maya pyramids were topped with...
What is temples
400
Mayan nobles predominantly grew this food crop.
What is corn
400
The first Mesoamerican cultures appeared after...
What is the Bering landbridge
500
Who made the day to day decisions in the Aztec Empire?
Who is The Chief Minister
500
The Maya played this ball game which combined basketball and field hockey.
What is Pok-ta-tok
500
Mesoamerican civilizations grew such food crops as...
What is corn (maize), beans, peppers, squash, papaya, and avocado.
500
These two diseases contributed heavily to the downfall of the Mesoamerican civilizations.
What is small pox and measles