Maya
The geographic location of Maya Civilization
Mesoamerica
The original name of the Aztec people
Mexica
The most important source of food for the nomadic Great Plains natives
Buffalo
The mountain range that the Inca controlled
Andes Mountains
The agricultural product grown in Mesoamerica, used for religious purposes
Cacao (cocoa)
The style of temples of the Maya
Step pyramid
The capital city of the Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan
The Americans who lived in the American Southwest renowned for building pueblo houses
Anasazi
The capital of the Incan Empire
Cuzco
The body of water crossed by the first people to migrate to the Americas
Bering Strait
The main source of Maya religion and written language
Maya Calendar
The spoken language of the Aztecs
Nahuatl
The city near modern-day St. Louis, which sat atop numerous burial mounds
Cahokia
The name of the numerical system created by the Inca
Quipu
The Mesoamerican civilization known for its large, stone heads
Olmec
The form of writing for the Maya written language
hieroglyphs
The elite warriors of the Aztecs
Jaguar Warriors
The nomadic people who invaded and attacked the Anasazi
Apache
The Incan spoken language
Quechua
Farms that were floating on islands in Mesoamerican lakes and swamps
Chinampas
The most important city-state in the Maya Civilization
Tikal
The organized lineage groups of the Aztec Empire
Calpullis
The mountains or cliffs that pueblo houses were built into
Mesas
The earth fertility goddess worshipped by the Inca
Pachamama
The most powerful Incan king
Pachacuti