Mezo America

Question 1

River systems

Answer 1

• Amazon

- Mississippi

Question 2

Desert environments

Answer 2

• Mojave
• Sonoran
• Chihuahuan

Question 3

Some 30,000 years ago Paleothic hunters crossed

Answer 3

A land bridge to reach North America from Asia

Question 4

Around 10,000B.C global warming killed of game animals

Answer 4

Forcing the nomadic hunter gathers to migrate eastward and southward across the Americas

Question 5

Great mountain ranges

Answer 5

• Rockies
• Sierra Madre (Mexico)
• Andes (inca)

Question 6

Aroun 39,00 years ago Paleolithic hunters crossed a

Answer 6

Land bridge to reach North America from Asia

Question 7

About 10,000 B.C global warming killed of game ni also forcing the nomadic hunter-gatherers

Answer 7

To migrate eastward and southward across the Americas

Question 8

Aztecs

Religion

Answer 8

Polytheistic with powerful priest class

Example: Quetzal Coatl

Question 9

Aztecs

Priests

Answer 9

Recorded laws and historic events, they also ran schools (similar to Medieval)

Question 10

Aztecs

Rule

Answer 10

Differed from Mayan city- state (Greece) organization the Aztecs had single ruler (Rome)

Question 11

Aztecs had a good Idid social structure

Answer 11

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Question 12

Aztecs participate pad in hips an sacrifice

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Aztecs

Medicine

Answer 13

Made advances in medicine (sitting broken bones and treatment of dental cavities)

Question 14

Aztecs

Calendar

Answer 14

Created accurate calendar

Question 15

Aztecs

Agriculture

Answer 15

Created chi amps or artificial islands

Question 16

Olmecs 1500-400BC

Classic mesoamerica

Answer 16

The earliest American civilization

Question 17

Olmec

Priest

Answer 17

Powerful priests

Question 18

Olmecs

Architecture

Answer 18

Built ceremonial centers

Question 19

Olmecs

Trade

Answer 19

Spread their influence through trade

Question 20

Olmecs

Relion

Answer 20

Introduced tradition of priestly leadership and religious devotion

Question 21

Maya 300BC-900AD

Answer 21

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Question 22

Maya

Farming

Answer 22

Developed complex irrigation methods for farming

Question 23

Maya

Architecture

Answer 23

Built towering pyramids temples in Takil

Question 24

Maya

Trade

Answer 24

Traded extensively across Middle America

Question 25

Maya | Writing

Answer 25

Developed hieroglyphic writing system

Question 26

Maya | Calendar & numbers

Answer 26

Developed ¡accurate! Calandra and number system

Question 27

Maya | Deserting

Answer 27

Abandoned cities around 900 A.D

Question 28

Maya | Agricultural methods

Answer 28

Irrigation channels

Question 29

Maya | Agricultural methods

Answer 29

Raised Field Farming

Question 30

Maya | Architecture

Answer 30

- strongly influenced by religion - polytheistic religion win powerful priest and elaborate ceremonies 🍩

Question 31

Inca | 1400-1500

Answer 31

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Question 32

Inca | Rule

Answer 32

Ruled by God- King with absolute power (Roman commonalities)

Question 33

Inca | Government

Answer 33

Efficient centralized government with contact to far reaching villages- roads

Question 34

Inca | Religion

Answer 34

Polytheistic practiced festivals with offerings to the gods - also had powerful priest class

Question 35

Inca | Medicine

Answer 35

Medical achievements | Surgeries and anti-septics

Question 36

Inca | Architecture

Answer 36

Created extensive and efficient road system

Question 37

Inca | Agriculture

Answer 37

Large scale agricultural efforts were focused on terrace farming (variety)

Question 38

Inca | Mining

Answer 38

Mined gold and had skilled metal workers | Spanish liked

Question 39

Inca | Writing and numbers

Answer 39

No wry system but used a quipu to keep number records