Ancient American Civilizations Flashcard

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How did early humans most likely reach the Americas?

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By crossing a land bridge along the Bering Strait during the Ice Ages

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Which groups settled in Mesoamerica? Options: Olmecs, Maya, and Aztec, Inca, Maya, and Olmecs, Aztec, Inca, and Maya, Olmecs, Inca, and Aztec

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Olmecs, Maya, and Aztec

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Why did early American cultures practice human sacrifices?

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To keep the gods happy so they would bless them

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Who were commonly used as human sacrifices in early American cultures?

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Prisoners of war

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Which conquistador led the Triple Alliance to conquer the Aztecs?

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Hernan Cortez

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Which early American group was the first to invent the concept of zero in mathematics?

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The Maya

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What landform was primarily inhabited by the Maya population?

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Yucatan Peninsula

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What natural disaster contributed to the decline of the Maya civilization?

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A severe drought

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Which Aztec leader's imprisonment led to the downfall of the Aztec Empire?

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Moctezuma

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What was the outcome for Atahualpa after the Incas paid a ransom to Francisco Pizarro?

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He was put on trial and then executed.