Name That work
Cultures and Locations
Materials and Techniques
Function and Ceremony
Symbols and Details
100

This Inka site is famous for its mountain setting, agricultural terraces, and precisely fitted stone walls.

What is Machu Picchu?

100

This civilization constructed Machu Picchu and made the All-T’oqapu Tunic.

Who are the Inka?

100

The Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings were constructed primarily from sandstone, wooden beams, and this binding material.

What is mortar?

100

The circular underground or partly underground rooms at Mesa Verde were used for community gatherings and religious ceremonies are called this. 

What are Kiva's?

100

The rectangular fields filled with geometric patterns on an Inka royal tunic are called this.

What are t’oqapu?

200

This enormous Ohio earthwork was constructed in the shape of a snake.

What is the Great Serpent Mound?

200

The cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde were built by people belonging to this cultural group.

Who are the Ancestral Puebloans?

200

The Lenape Bandolier Bag was decorated with thousands of these small, colorful objects.

What are glass beads?

200

The Bandolier Bag was worn across the body during important public and ceremonial occasions but was not generally used to carry these.

What is ammunition or supplies?

200

These stepped farming features helped the inhabitants of Machu Picchu manage steep slopes and control water.

What are agricultural terraces?

300

This beaded  bag displayed the cultural identity and status of its Lenape owner.

What is the Bandolier Bag?

300

Yaxchilán was an important city belonging to this Mesoamerican civilization.

Who are the Maya?

300

The Hide Painting of a Sun Dance was painted on the hide of this large North American animal.

What is an elk?

300

The Kwakwaka’wakw Transformation Mask was opened dramatically during this ceremonial event involving feasting, dancing, and gift-giving.

What is a potlatch?

300

The two shrines at the top of the Templo Mayor represented the sacred mountain of rain and the mountain associated with this Mexica war god.

Who is Huitzilopochtli?

400

This Mexica structure had twin temples dedicated to Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli.

What is the Templo Mayor?

400

The Templo Mayor stood at the center of this Mexica capital city.

What is Tenochtitlán?

400

The green feathers on the Ruler’s Feather Headdress came from this prized Mesoamerican bird.

What is the quetzal?

400

Chavín de Huántar attracted visitors from distant regions, making it this type of religious destination.

What is a pilgrimage center?

400

When opened, a Transformation Mask may reveal this human image hidden inside an animal’s face.

What is an ancestor’s face?

500

This garment features rows of small, square geometric designs associated with  groups and territories.

What is the All-T’oqapu Tunic?

500

Transformation Masks are associated with this Indigenous nation of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Who are the Kwakwaka’wakw?

500

Inka artists created the Maize Cobs primarily from these two precious metals.

What are gold and silver?

500

The Maize Cobs formed part of a symbolic garden at this important Inka temple in Cuzco.

What is the Qorikancha, or Temple of the Sun?

500

The serpent shape of the Great Serpent Mound may relate to transformation, the natural world, and this type of celestial event.

What is an eclipse?

600

This ancient Andean religious center contains underground galleries and the carved Lanzón stone.

What is Chavín de Huántar?

600

The Hide Painting of a Sun Dance is attributed to Cotsiogo, an artist from this Indigenous nation.

Who are the Eastern Shoshone?

600

Inka builders shaped stones so precisely that the blocks fit together without using this binding substance.

What is mortar?

600

On Yaxchilán Lintel 24, Lady Xook performs this ritual to communicate with ancestors and legitimize royal authority.

What is bloodletting?

600

Some scholars believe the overall plan of the City of Cuzco resembled this powerful animal.

What is a puma?