Maya
Maya Calendar
What is a calendar based on 365 days?
The Aztec civilization developed about 200 years after this ancient civilization
What are the Maya?
The Inca civilization is located in what present-day countries
What is Peru, Ecuador, and Chile?
Island off the coast of Africa, discovered by women
What is Madagascar?
Pacific islands are made into three groups
What are Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia?
Maya Mathematics
What is a counting system based on the number 20?
Aztec capital is now the present-day Mexico City
What is Tenochtitlan?
Inca capital city
What is Cuzco?
The invisible line that keeps track of days
What is the International Date Line?
Name for canoes
What are catamarans?
Another name for corn
What is Maize?
Decorated their headdresses and jewelry with this
What is popcorn?
Emperor who founded the Inca Empire.
Who is Pachacuti?
Indigenous people who did not have much contact with others and practiced head-hunting and cannibalism
What are Papua?
Discovered the Sandwich Islands?
Who is Captain James Cook?
Maya cocoa bean
What is xocoatl?
Revolves around the planting and harvesting seasons
What is the Aztec calendar?
Pack animals used by Inca
What are llamas?
An indigenous tribe known for their full facial tattoos
What are Maori?
Storms that cause damage to Oceania
What are tropical cyclones or hurricanes?
The cultural capital of the Maya Empire
What is Copan? Present day Honduras
Aztec were forced to move to swampy areas near the shores of Lake...
What is Lake Texcoco?
Knots used by the Inca to keep records
What are quipu?
Hunter-gatherers of Australia who have a strong bond with nature and tell oral stories through music
What are the Aborigines?
Aborigines creation story
What is Dreamtime?