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The name for ancient American corn
Maize
The capital of the Incas, still being used today
Cuzco
The 5 tribe alliance who won the beaver war
Iroquois League
What happened to the losers of the Mayan ball game?
Sacrifice
During the 1920's Al Capone ruled over what city
Chicago
In contrast to Egypt, what were the Mayan and Aztec pyramids designed for
Human sacrifice
The type of farming the Inca did, involved stairs of earth
Terrace farming
A "holiday" where a feast is held and the powerful members of the tribe give gifts to those less powerful
Potlatch
What was notable about the Motche People?
"sexy pottery"
What was the allied code name for the D day landings during WW2
Operation Overlord
The Mayans are known for the concept of zero and what other mathematic achievement
The calendar
The tribe that made geoglyphs of animals, only visible from above
Nazca
A large underground chamber, theory says they were used for politics, religion and maybe storage
Kiva
The example played in class of Psychological Warfare on the part of the Aztecs
Death Whistle
Who was the first president to be assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln
The name of the first American civilization, known for the large stone heads
Olmec
The method the Incas used to get messages from one end of the empire to the other
Roads and Runners
Multi floor houses, connected by stairs and ladders
Pueblo
Who did the Aztecs think Hernan Cortez was?
Quetzalcoatl
Whose 1939 Nobel Peace Prize nomination was retracted in February of the same year?
Adolf Hitler
This vocab word is what is known to us as "floating gardens"
Chinampas
a knotted rope with many colors, used to do complex math
Quipu
the actual name for the pueblo people
anasazi
What was the name of the "throwing spear" that the Aztecs used?
Atl Atl
Which Nation was led by Alexander the Great?
Macedon