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32 Cards in this Set
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Where did civilization first begin in the Americas?
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Mesoamerica
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Petén
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Flat Land; heavily covered with forests containing swamps and sinkholes (underground water).
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Slash and Burn
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A method of clearing land for agriculture in which trees and vegetation are cut down and then burned.
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Hieroglyphics
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A writing system that used picture symbols
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Terrace
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A flat, raised section of ground creating more arable (good to farm) land.
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Chinampas
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A floating garden
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Quechua
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Spoken language of the Inca.
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Quipu
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A device that consists of colored and knotted cords to keep accounts, record events, and the like.
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Aqueduct
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A human-made tunnel or raised channel that carries water from distant places to a city.
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Pueblo
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A house made of adobe or stone built by Native Americans in the southwest United States.
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Burial Mound
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A small hill of dirt built over the grave of a person.
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Temple Mound
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A hill of dirt built for ceremonies.
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Who invented the zero? |
The Mayans |
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Who was polytheistic, used human sacrifice, and had God-Kings |
The Mayans, Aztecs, and Inca |
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Who was defeated by the Spanish, used terraces for agriculture, and built empires? |
The Aztecs and Inca |
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What unique agricultural method did the Aztecs use to increase their arable land in Lake Texcoco? |
Chinampas |
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Where did the Maya settle? |
The Petén |
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Where did the Aztecs settle? |
The Central Valley of Mexico |
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Where did the Inca settle? |
The Andes Mountains |
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Where did the Anasazi settle? |
The Southwestern part of the United States |
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Where did the Adena and Hopewell settle? |
The Ohio River Valley |
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Where did the Mississippian Culture settle? |
The Mississippi River Valley |
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How were the Maya politically organized? |
Independent city-states |
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How were the Aztecs politically organized? |
United city-states |
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Who was the Aztec and Incan kings/emperors believed to be descendants of? |
The sun god |
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Who built step pyramids? |
The Maya and Aztecs |
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Who built Pueblos? |
The Anasazi |
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Who built burial mounds? |
The Adena and Hopewell |
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Who built temple mounds? |
The Mississippian Culture |
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What was special about the Incan language of Quechua? |
It was only spoken, no written language. |
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How did the civilizations of the Mayans and Mississippians come to an end? |
We don't know. |
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Why did the Anasazi civilization come to an end? |
A drought. |
