The Americas

Question 1

Cuzco

Answer 1

Inca capital

Question 2

quipu

Answer 2

a set of multicolored cotton cords knotted at intervals. used for keeping records in Inca

Question 3

Tikal

Answer 3

Maya (Guatemala) capital, pyramids/trade center

Question 4

Huitzilopochtli

Answer 4

Main Aztec sun/war god. Sacrificed hearts for him to delay destruction

Question 5

Hieroglyphs

Answer 5

Mesoamerican writing systemideographic/phonetic like Sumerian and Egyptian

Question 6

Toltecs

Answer 6

Warlike empire in central Mexico b4 Aztecs, Quetzalcoatl replaced warlike god

Question 7

Quetzalcoatl

Answer 7

Feathered serpent Aztec deity

Question 8

Tenochtitlan

Answer 8

Aztec capitalPresent day Mexico CityBuilt on an island in Lake Texcoco

Question 9

Pre-Colombian

Answer 9

Period b4 European influence

Question 10

Mita

Answer 10

Mandatory labor, ayllu relied on this labor tribute, Inca

Question 11

Stratified

Answer 11

Class division (maya=elite and non-elite)

Question 12

Popul Vuh

Answer 12

Sacred text of Ancient maya history/religion

Question 13

Yucatan

Answer 13

Location of MayaPeninsula, lowland, extends north from Guatemala Mexico

Question 14

Aztec

Answer 14

“Mexica”, moved into valley of Mexico/lake Texcoco

Question 15

Inca/Inka

Answer 15

Andes mt, military, imperial bureaucracy

Question 16

Machi Picchu

Answer 16

Inca religious/agricultural civilization, high altitude in Andes mt

Question 17

Quechua

Answer 17

Inca language (lingua franca of the state)

Question 18

Lake Texcoco

Answer 18

Located in valley of Mexico (Aztecs of central Mexico)

Question 19

Cosmology

Answer 19

Study of origin evolution and fate of the universe

Question 20

Chichen Itza (lol chicken)

Answer 20

Maya city on Yucatan lowlands, coastal trade

Question 21

mesoamerica

Answer 21

the area from Mexico through Central America to the isthmus of Panama

Question 22

human sacrifice

Answer 22

Mayans and Aztecs to appease gods and delay the apocalypse

Question 23

Olmec

Answer 23

lived in swampy jungles. advanced before the maya people. built stone heads

Question 24

chavin

Answer 24

lived in the Andes. only lasted for 300 years

Question 25

palenque

Answer 25

Great Maya city w/ famous art and architecture, abandoned

Question 26

maya

Answer 26

Guatemala/Yacatan. City states. Chocolate/slash n burn/obsidian/ Calendar/astronomy/zero/sacrifice

Question 27

teotihuacan

Answer 27

Aztec city. located in Mexico. metropolitan city. large population. 1/3 artisans. they had community house for 20-100 people. Religious

Question 28

shifting cultivation

Answer 28

Land cultivated temporarily then abandoned to allow nutrients into soil while cultivator moved to another plot

Question 29

chasquis

Answer 29

an inca messenger who was trained to memorize a relay messages

Question 30

Chinampas

Answer 30

used by Aztecs. Floating gardens to adapt to dry climate

Question 31

obsidian

Answer 31

dark volcanic glass used for tools and weapons. was also used as money

Question 32

slash and burn

Answer 32

cutting down trees, burning the debris then using the land to farm.

Question 33

jaguar

Answer 33

the temple of the grand jaguar is in Tikal

Question 34

pok-a-tok

Answer 34

a maya ball game similar to basketball. the losers would b used as human sacrifice

Question 35

Moche

Answer 35

Northern Peru after Chavin. Pottery and metalwork. Massive adobe pyramids. Warfare/Irrigation

Question 36

cacao

Answer 36

used by Mayas as both an upperclass drink, chocolate and a type of money

Question 37

maize

Answer 37

Corn