Civilizations of the Americas

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Which ocean is located to the west (California) of North America?

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Pacific Ocean

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Which civilization settled in the Yucatan Peninsula?

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Maya

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Which civilization settled in the Andes Mountains of South America?

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Inca

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Why did the Maya seek captives in war?

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to sacrifice their lives to the gods

Front

This is a term for "Middle America" refers to what is now Mexico and parts of northern countries of central America.

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Mesoamerica

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In the case of religion, a similarity between the Inca, Aztec, and Maya was: animism, human sacrifice, theocracy, polytheism

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polytheism

Front

The Inca were located at what letter on the map? Options: A, B, C

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B

Front

Which description best defines a Spanish conquistador during the Age of Exploration? A queen who marries royalty to combine the lands of two countries, A king who signs treaties to acquire new territories, A person who leads a group of men and takes over the land of others, A person who causes a rebellion and fights for independence

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A person who leads a group of men and takes over the land of others

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The first Native Americans traveled across this to get to America.

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Land Bridge

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Why did early humans leave Asia?

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Humans left Asia to follow the animals, which were their food.