Early American Civilizations Flashcard

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Why are the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations called pre-Columbian civilizations?

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They developed before Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.

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Where did the Maya civilization develop?

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Yucatan Peninsula

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Where did the Aztec civilization develop?

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Valley of Mexico

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Where did the Inca civilization develop?

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South America, in the Andes Mountains

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What structure was in the center of all Maya city-states?

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Temple Pyramid Complex

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What is a sudden, widespread illness?

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epidemic

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What proof do we have that the Maya had a writing system?

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glyphs and codices

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What was the capital and center of the Aztec civilization?

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Tenochtitlán

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What was the Inca capital?

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Cuzco

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sacred

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holy or deserving respect