UNIT 6: Pre-Columbian Americas & European Exploration

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The Olmecs laid the foundation for future civilizations (and their neighbors) in Mesoamerica, so they are known as a __________.

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mother culture

Front

The governments of all of the following were similar because they had rulers that were considered religious figures EXCEPT: Incans, Aztecs, Mayans

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Spanish

Front

The Mayans based their calendar on ________.

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observations of the planets, sun & moon

Front

Using glyphs, the Mayans were able to do which of the following?
record historic events,
pass stories from generation to generation,
make calendars,
all of the above

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all of the above

Front

The ______________:
*sacrificed captives from their wars to the sun god 
*By 1500, their empire included about 11 million people
*collected tribute in gold, feathers, fine clothes, and other precious goods in addition to humans.

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Aztecs

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Which civilization built their capital city called Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco?

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Aztecs

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This Conquistador (Spanish conqueror) conquered the Aztec Empire...

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Hernan Cortes

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This Conquistador (Spanish explorer) conquered the Incan Empire...

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Francisco Pizzaro

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All of the following facts are true about the Olmecs EXCEPT: they built pyramid-temples, reasons for the collapse of their civilization remain a mystery, cleared the rain forest for settlements.

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nothing of their culture remains

Front

Which of the following was the 1st person to reach the Caribbean? Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Ronald Acuna Jr.

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Christopher Columbus