Mesoamerican and Native American Civilizations

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Who were the first people to build a civilization in America? Options: Toltec, Aztec, Olmec, Mayan

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Olmec

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Which North American culture lived in the four corners area, where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico now meet?

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Anasazi

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Which early Mesoamerican culture emerged in the Yucatan peninsula and expanded into what is now Central America and southern Mexico?

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Mayan

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Which group known as the Chichimec, called the Mexica, established the city of Tenochtitlan in 1325 on the site of what today is Mexico City?

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Aztec

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When the Europeans arrived in the 1500's, an estimated five million people were living under _______ rule.

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Aztec

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Which Mesoamerican culture sculpted imposing monuments, including 8 foot high heads weighing up to 20 tons, from a hard rock known as basalt?

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Olmec

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Did one of the Mesoamerican cultures construct the first large city in America, called Teotihuacan, about 30 miles northeast of where Mexico City is located today?

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True

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Which Mesoamerican culture had a talent for engineering and mathematics developing a complex and accurate calendar linked to the positions of the stars?

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Mayan

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Which North American culture began in A.D. 300 in what is now south-central Arizona and created a civilization that featured a very elaborate system of irrigation canals?

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Hohokam

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Between A.D. 850 and 1100, the _________ living in Chaco Canyon in what is now northwest New Mexico began constructing large multi-story buildings of adobe.

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Anasazi