Agriculture
Maize refers to...
cereal plant that yields large grains set in rows on a cob; corn.
Which culture was found in the Andes Mountains?
Inca
What Mesoamerican people developed a complex civilization in what is now southern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula characterized by city-states, advanced mathematics, and a sophisticated writing system.
Ancient Maya
What group was living in what is modern Peru?
Inca
This culture spread through different parts of the American Southwest States?
Chaco
Cacao refers to...
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a vital crop for many indigenous cultures, where the beans were used to make a bitter drink, served as currency, and were integral to religious ceremonies. Today we use it for chocolate.
Which culture lived on what we now call the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico?
Maya
An ancient Mesoamerican civilization that had a capital city named Tenochtitlan later destroyed by the Spanish?
Aztec
An ancient manuscript text in book form.
Codex
An ancient civilization in Mesoamerica, considered the "mother culture" of later cultures like the Maya?
Olmec
An agricultural practice of cutting flat layers, or steps, into the sides of hills and mountains to create arable land...
Terrace Farming
A prehistoric landmass that connected Asia and North America during the last Ice Age when sea levels were lower.
Bering Land Bridge
A distinct Native American population that existed in New Mexico around roughly AD 850 to 1250?
Chaco Culture
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
Geography
Symbolic written characters used by civilizations like the Maya, Aztec, and Zapotec to record history, rituals, and astronomical information?
Glyphs
What are chianampas and who created this technique?
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Floating gardens, the Aztec
Why did the earliest peoples of the Americas come here in the first place?
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They were probably following herds of animals as they were nomadic.
A historical and cultural region in southeastern North America that includes parts of modern-day Mexico and Central America. It was home to complex civilizations like the Olmec, Maya, and Aztecs.
Mesoamerica
What group is responsible for creating massive stone heads of their kings?
Olmec
We don't know much about the Mound Builders, but the findings of shells, obsidian, and mica tell us what?
They traded widely.
This vegetable was used to make the chocolate drink a little spicy?
chile peppers
Relating to the history and cultures of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
Pre-Columbian
What group was living in the Eastern and Central part of the United States?
Mound Builders
What heritage is celebrated during the month of November?
Native American History Month
An Ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways?
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Quipu