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Pre-columbian Times Flashcards

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First great Mesoamerican civilization

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OLMEC

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Thrived along Southern gulf coast of Mexico, mainly in present-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco

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OLMEC

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Olmec is the present day states of

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present-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco

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Olmec means “________” in Nahuatl

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rubber people

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Language of Aztec

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Nahuatl

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Rubber people” refers to the ancient practice of Olmecs to Aztecs of extracting latex from

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Castilla elastic

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Olmecs constructed permanent city-temple complexes at

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San Lorenzo Tenochitlan, La Venta, Tres Zapotes, and Laguna de los Cerros.

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The principal architectural structure was found in _________ was the vast clay pyramid decorated with elaborate carvings.

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La Venta ruins
Olmec

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Olmec cultivated

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cacao, rubber, and salt.

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Used an elaborate water and drainage system

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Olmec

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They manufactured chocolate drinks

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Olmec

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Evidence shows that the _____ practiced human sacrifice and cannibalism.

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Olmec

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● Animal gods were features of their culture.

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Olmec

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La Venta declined around _____ BC, and the Olmec civilization vanished along with it.

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400

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present-day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

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MAYA

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Present day Maya

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Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

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One of the most important pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures

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Maya

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Credited for remarkable achievements in astronomy, engineering, medicine, and mathematics

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Maya

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Their architecture were manifested in the grandeur of their tall pyramids of limestones, with small temples on the top constructed like an arch.

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Maya

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n astronomy, they tracked the movement of the stars and planets across the sky and were able to predict eclipses.

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Maya

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Maya: _____ was their most important astronomical object.

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Venus

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The ______ discovered an accurate calendar.

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Mayans

23
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The written language was made use of about 800 glyphs, or symbols.

They also produced rubber products.

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Maya

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Established their city of Tenochitlan, present-day Mexico City in 1325 AD.

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Aztec

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Known as violent people who expanded their empire through ruthless warfare

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Aztec

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Made human sacrifices, involving the removal of beating hearts to appease to their many Gods

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Aztec

27
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Their tools were made with obsidian and chert.

Axe blades, bows and arrows were being made with either stone or copper.

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Aztec

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They were familiar with the wheel. However, this was used only in toys.

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Aztec

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developed dugout canoes with which the many canals, lakes and waterways found in the Valley of Mexico.

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Aztec

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astronomy heavily reflected on their Gods

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Aztec

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They were advanced in the development of medicine like ointments, drinks, and slaves

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Aztec

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This spectacular area of Aztec technology has been recorded in the ________ Manuscript, created by Aztec artists in 1552.

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Badianus

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Flourished in the Andean region of South America from the early 15th century AD

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Inca

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One of the Inca civilization’s most famous surviving archeological sites is Machu Picchu, built as a retreat place for an Incan emperor.

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Inca

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Their empire was Tawantingsuyu, the “Land of the Four Corners,” the largest empire in pre-Columbian America

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Inca

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official language of Inca

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Quechua

37
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Originated in the city of Cuzco what is modern-day Peru

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Inca

38
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They are rich in maize (corn) and dried Llama, coca leaves and alcohol

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Inca

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Coca leaves were used to lessen hunger and pair during work, but mostly used for religious and health purposes as well as during surgeries as an anesthetic

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Inca

40
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Mummification of Individuals was an important part of ____ funerary rites

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Inca

41
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November is described as being the “month of carrying the dead” a time when people would try to feed the mummies of their ancestors.

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Inca

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Cumpi was their finest grade of cloth, being reserved for the emperor and nobility.

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Inca

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