Basic Facts
The Llama was sacred to what culture?
The Inca
The three sisters are...
Corn, beans, and squash
Potatoes are native to.... (new world or old world)
The Old World (the Americas)
The Incas did not write things down, so they used what tool to communicate over long distances
A quipu
The Olmec were called the
Rubber People
The Olmec are known for their giant stone
heads
Pre-Columbian means
Before Columbus
Cacao is native to... (new world or old world)
New World (the Americas)
Since the Aztec capital was in the middle of the lake, the Aztecs got creative and built ________________ to feed their people
Chinampas
The Mississippians were called
The Mound Builders
Name one of the games that the Mississippians played
Chunkey or stickball
Polytheism means
Many gods
Horses are native to.... (new world or old world)
The Old World (Europe, Asia, or Africa)
It is believed that the pyramids of the Aztec, Maya, and Olmec were meant to look like....
Volcanoes
The Taino built bohios, or huts, made of....
Palm trees
Who sailed to the Caribbean and encountered the Taino?
To travel from place to place, following animals to hunt and changing seasons
Cotton is native to...
The New World (the Americas)
Canoes
What is one word that comes from the Nahuatl language?
Taco, enchilada, shack, chocolate, tomato, avocado, coyote, axolotl, tequila, cacao
Who invaded Mexico and overthrew the Aztec?
Hernando Cortez
Sedentary means
To stay permanently in one location, often building towns and cities
Coffee is native to....
The Old World (Europe, Asia, or Africa)
Since their empire was mostly in the mountains, the Incas grew foods using
Terraces
What did the Mayans believe bodies of water called cenotes were? What did they call it?
Portals to the world of the gods, xibalba