World History Unit 6 Review

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What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?

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Middle America, between North and South America

Front

Clovis points are important to our understanding of early America because

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They help us date early people and track movement in the Americas

Front

Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built

Back

chinampas.

Front

Who was the Mayan god of water?

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Chac

Front

The Maya civilization was after the Aztec civilization.

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FALSE

Front

T/F: The Altiplano is the farmable area of land at a lower elevation in the Yucatan Peninsula and was farmed by the Maya

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False

Front

What was quipu used for?

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Counting

Front

What words make this statement true to history? Societies are only as successful as their ability to_________ because this determines if they can ________ their people.

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farm; feed

Front

What did the Maya, Aztec and Incas all have in common?

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They believed in polytheism.

Front

T/F: The Olmec used a 260 day calendar on a 52 yr cycle, while the Maya used a 365 day cycle with 20 months in a year.

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True