mesoamerica

Question 1

who influenced the aztec and mayan civilizations (2 groups start with a t)

Answer 1

teotihuacans and toltecs

Question 2

who used obsidian for weapons

Answer 2

aztecs and teotihuacans

Question 3

where were the aztecs located in

Answer 3

mexico city

Question 4

what civilization is on a mountain basin of 7,000 feet

Answer 4

aztects

Question 5

which group grew crops in marshy areas surrounding lakes

Answer 5

aztects

Question 6

which civilization is located in south america mainly peru

Answer 6

incas

Question 7

first people came to americas across being strait

Answer 7

mayans

Question 8

their ancestors were the olmecs

Answer 8

mayans

Question 9

empire began in 1200 AD by poor nomadic people of deserts

Answer 9

aztecs

Question 10

they founded tenochtitlan because the sun god told them to find a city home

Answer 10

aztecs

Question 11

lives in the high areas of the andes mountains mainly valley of cuzco

Answer 11

incas

Question 12

civilization spread from ecuador to argentina

Answer 12

incas

Question 13

located on the yucatan peninsula and central america

Answer 13

mayans

Question 14

lasted from 250 to 900 AD

Answer 14

mayans

Question 15

known for chichen itza

Answer 15

mayans

Question 16

civilization lasted from 1200s to 1500s

Answer 16

incas

Question 17

they used military force to conquer other lands

Answer 17

incas

Question 18

city center was protected by a giant wall which protected a pyramid used for religion

Answer 18

aztecs

Question 19

based on early empires chavin, moche, and nazca

Answer 19

incas

Question 20

used pyramids for religion and events

Answer 20

mayans

Question 21

king was charge (thought to be a descendant of the sun god), also another group who used a god-king in charge

Answer 21

incas and mayans

Question 22

empire was divided into 4 areas and run by a bureaucracy

Answer 22

incas

Question 23

agriculture was mainly used (maize and beans)

Answer 23

mayans, incas, and aztecs

Question 24

when empire was divided into 4 areas villages kept their customs and were supervised by gov officials

Answer 24

incas

Question 25

land was owned by leader and split 3 ways: state religious and community lands

Answer 25

incas

Question 26

used canals to deliver cargo and aqueducts to get water form mainland

Answer 26

aztecs

Question 27

religion is polytheistic answer 1: built multiple temples for gods answer 2: mostly worshipped nature gods answer 3: king was connected to the gods

Answer 27

aztecs, incas, mayans

Question 28

believed in human sacrifices such as captives and cut out hearts using an obsidian knife

Answer 28

aztecs

Question 29

(different civilization) also used military conquests and tribute, more brutal about tributes

Answer 29

aztecs

Question 30

has huge buildings in the name of rulers, warriors, gods, stone carvings, temples had a ball court connected, ball games were used as a religious ritual

Answer 30

mayans

Question 31

farmed in swamp and hillside terraces

Answer 31

mayans

Question 32

used gold for everything and practiced mummification

Answer 32

incas

Question 33

road system built connecting to cuzco 14,000 miles of road built

Answer 33

incas

Question 34

only 1 language and 1 pattern of clothing

Answer 34

incas

Question 35

3 social classes nobles (priests and warriors), merchants, peasants

Answer 35

mayans

Question 36

3 main social classes - noble class, commoners, slaves

Answer 36

aztecs

Question 37

had 2 calendars religious and solar (all civilizations had 2 calendars but which specific one has exactly these two calendars)

Answer 37

aztecs

Question 38

had 2 calendars 1 day 1 night

Answer 38

incas

Question 39

had 2 calendars 1 religious 1 day calendar

Answer 39

mayans

Question 40

used math and astronomy to calculate days for calendar

Answer 40

mayans, incas, aztecs

Question 41

writing based on glyphs, calculated 365 days a year, used concept of 0

Answer 41

mayans

Question 42

civilization declined due to civil war of leadership and eventually spanish invader

Answer 42

incas

Question 43

used a large sun stone as a giant calendar

Answer 43

aztecs

Question 44

fall of civilization is from multiple causes possible ones include, violent tribes, poor families, famine and diseases

Answer 44

mayans

Question 45

early civilizations started out as ____ _______ during the neolithic revolution

Answer 45

farming villages

Question 46

during the ice age _______ _______ migrated across the land bridge between asia and america

Answer 46

prehistoric nomads

Question 47

native americans originally came from asia migrating over the years of the _____ ______

Answer 47

bering strait

Question 48

what is the first american civilization

Answer 48

olmecs

Question 49

what is another name the olmecs go by

Answer 49

mother culture

Question 50

what did the olmecs do

Answer 50

developed a strong trade network, built large stone monuments and pyramids to honor gods and leaders, and spread their culture to other mesoamericans

Question 51

mesoamerica stands for what

Answer 51

middle america

Question 52

america's earliest civilizations developed in (3 places)

Answer 52

mexico, peru, central america

Question 53

what do the early empires of mesoamerica share

Answer 53

centralized gov, social classes, belief systems, written languages, economies based on agriculture and trade (maize potatoes squash)