Ancient Peru
Monuments that are famous in Egypt but originated in Ancient Peru.
What are pyramids?
The Olmecs created these spaces specifically for ball games.
What are stadiums?
The name of the floating city that the Mexica created.
What is Tenochtitlan?
They created this to help them carry heavy loads.
What is a tumpline?
These helped the Incan military by checking an area to see if they should attack.
What are spies?
Ancient Peruvians used this material to make tools such as fishing nets and lines.
What is cotton?
This is a commonly used material. The Olmecs made it from tree sap and it was used to make balls and an early form of shoe.
What is rubber?
The Mexica could have defeated the Europeans if not for this disease which killed most of their population.
What is smallpox?
The Mayans used this for paper.
What is tree bark?
The crop that was very highly valued in Incan culture.
What are potatoes?
A way of preserving the dead that was created in Peru.
What is mummification?
This is commonly used for navigation. The Olmec people had an early form of this.
What is a compass?
The name of the body of water on which the Mexica built their floating city.
What is Lake Texcoco?
The Mayans used this to filter salty water and make it potable.
What is limestone?
The name of one of the large sculptures that were built with stone but without mortar.
What is Macchu Picchu?
A system using river water from the mountains.
What is irrigation?
The Olmecs created their calendar system on these.
What are planets?
The Mexica create these to allow boats to move in and out o the city and to defend the city.
What are move-able causeways?
The Mayans invented this number which is very commonly used in our math system.
What is zero?
The weapon that had rocks on a rope. It was very effective against cavalry.
What is a Bolo?
Ancient Peru had a vibrant industry of this.
What is textile?
These large sculptures were possibly used for the Olmec religion.
What are giant heads?
These inventions made by the Mexica helped them water their crops more easily.
What are aqueducts?
The name of the ball game in which the Mayans created. This ball game was very difficult and matches could last up to days.
What is Pok-A-Tok?
The name of the record-keeping system using knotted threads.
What is Quipu?