Maya
This Maya ball game that was played for entertainment and religious reasons
What is pok-a-tok?
This Spanish conquistador led the attack against the Aztec.
Who is Cortes
This "lost city" of the Inca, located high in the mountains, was hidden for hundreds of years.
What is Machu Picchu?
This was the land bridge that existed thousands of years ago that led the first people to enter the Americas.
What is Beringia?
A tall carved stone created by the Maya.
What is a stelae?
This technique was used by the Maya to clear land for farming.
What is slash and burn?
This was the symbol the Aztec were searching for that took them to Lake Texcoco.
What is an eagle perched on a cactus?
This was the record keeping device of the Inca.
What is a quipu?
This was the main physical feature built by American Indians of the Southeast region.
What are mounds?
These were floating gardens created by the Aztec.
What are chinampas?
The Maya were located in southern Mexico around this geographic region.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
This was the great city of the Aztec.
What was Tenochtitlan?
This Spanish conquistador led the attack against the Inca.
Who is Pizarro?
The American Indians of the Great Plains had a cultural that was completely focused on this animal.
What are the bison?
These are the villages of the American Indians of the Southwest region.
What are pueblos?
Maya math was very advanced including being one of the earliest civilizations to have a symbol for this value.
What is a zero?
This item that was traded in the marketplace was sometimes used as currency (like money).
What are cacao beans?
This farming technique was used to create agricultural areas in the mountains.
What is terrace farming?
Even though the people of the Northwest Coastal region had plenty of food, this was the main food item.
What is salmon?
Mayan writing was placed in these book-like items, most of which were burned by the Spanish.
What are codices?
This is the unique architectural design that was built into the ceilings of hallways.
What is a corbelled arch?
This sun god and god of war was the most important god for the Aztec.
Who was Huitzilopochtli?
This is the language of the Inca.
What is Quechua?
This was the main housing structure for the Eastern Woodlands people.
What are longhouses?
This was the term for Inca kinship or family group of commoners.
What is ayllu?