Mesoamerican Civilizations

Match the following:

• formed by bending trunks of young trees, tying them together to make a round frame covered w/bark

• igloo

• a rectangular type of home built by the Native Americans, built from wood and bark or mats made of r

• longhouse

• an artificial island built by the Aztecs

• tepee

• a portable, cone-shaped home made by Native Americans who lived on the plains

• wigwam

• domed house made from blocks of snow by Native Americans who lived in the Arctic

• chinampa

Match the following

• a long period of extremely dry weather

• slash-and-burn

• a bowl-shaped arena

• potlatch

• describing a process of cutting and burning something, such as vegetation, in place

• basin

• a wall to hold back water

• dike

• A feasting and gift-giving ceremony in NW Native American culture

• drought

Match the following

• a record-keeping device made of knotted strings, used by the Incas

• mita system

• an Incan system of payment of taxes with labor

• quipu

• in Incan society, a group of related families that pooled its resources to meet people's needs

• ayllu

• system of government in which the monarch has unlimited power over the government

• hierarchy

• a system for ranking members of a group according to their importance

• absolute monarchy

The (a)   was a group of families who worked a portion of land together.

Which of the following was NOT a role that priests had?

• Rule the Maya people

• teach noble children

• decide when farmers would plant and harvest their crops

• track astronomical movements

What was the main reason the Maya sacrificed humans?

• to get rid of their enemies

• to punish criminals

• to keep the gods happy

• to reduce the population

Which is true about the Maya calendars?

• they were complex and tracked farming, religion and other events

• there was only one Maya calendar used

• the calendars only marked religious events

• The tzolk'in calendar lasted thousands of years

Folding book that recorded the history, religions and culture of the Maya. (a)  

In Ancient Maya, Most commoners had this job. (a)  

In Ancient Maya, (a)   was the most important offering given to the gods