Fill In The Blank Flashcards

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Incan officials kept records using the _______, a device made of knotted strings

A

Quipus

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The Incas adapted to the Rocky Mountain lopes by building _____ on which to grow crops.

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Terraces

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At its peak, the Incan empire ran for thousands of miles along the ______ of South America.

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Andes

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The Aztecs built artificial islands called _____ to add farmland around their Capitol city of Tenochtitlan

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Chinampas

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Aztec Kings ruled and ____ with total power over their people.

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Absolute Monarchy

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The Aztecs built _______ to carry fresh water across Laks Texcoco

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Aqueducts

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The Olmecs used _______ to farm the rain forest

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Shalsh-And-Burn agriculture

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The Maya developed an advanced writing system based on symbols called _____

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Hieroglyphics

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Maya astronomers built _____ to follow the path of objects in the sky

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Observatories

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How old was Pacal when he died? Who took over for him?

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80 and his son Kam Balham

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The Aztecs rivaled _______ in its sophistication. Aqueducts, pyramids, ______ and ______ stood as tribute to the gods.

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Rome, Palace and Temples

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Aztec King Tenochtitlan had a vision and saw an “Eagle perched on a _______” and declared this to be the site of their Capitol city, Tenochtitlan.

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Cactus

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