Early Americans Vocab
What are huge, moving sheets of ice called?
Glaciers
What was a raw material the Olmec traded with?
Jade
What kind of pyramids did the Mayan build?
Flat-topped pyramids
The Aztecs are known for being fierce _____________
Warriors
What was the Incan religion centered on?
The worship of the sun
What is the movement of people or animals from one place to another called?
Migration
What kind of jade scultpures did the Olmec create?
Human heads
What kind of writing system did the Mayan invent?
Mixed scripts of ideographs and phonetics
What kind of calendar did the Aztecs use?
A 365 day solar calendar, divided into 19 months and 20 days each
How did the Inca keep records?
On knotted string called Quipu
Who are people that hunt animals and gather wild plants for food?
Hunter-gatherers
What kind of writing system did the Olmec have?
Hieroglyphic
Where did the Mayan record their history?
Pots, inscribed slabs, and palace walls
What is tribute?
Protection payments
What did the Inca mine for?
Gold
What are climates and landscapes that surround living things called?
Environments
During what years did the Olmec Empire thrive?
1200 BC - 400 BC
During what years did the Mayan Empire thrive?
50 BC - 1400 AD
During what years did the Aztecs thrive?
1300 AD - 1535 AD
During what years did the Inca Empire thrive?
1200 AD - 1535 AD
What is a group's set of common values and traditions, that may include language, government and family relationships?
Culture
What two cities had civic-ceremonial centers with temples and palaces?
San Lorenzo and La Venta
List 2 religious rituals the Mayan established.
Possible answers: human sacrifice, mythology, ancestral worship
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
Tenochtitlan
What was the language of the Incas?
Quechua