Ancestral America 2.5 Nazca

The Nazca culture flourished from c. 100 BCE to 800 CE along the arid southern coast of Peru in______________.

• Southeast Asia

• North America

• South America

• Soutghern Africa

Like many other ancient civilizations, the Nazca developed ...

• In river valleys

• at high elevations

• in a deep canyon

• vast wetlands along the east coast

The Nazca people had a varied diet, like many Native Americans, composed of _________________ plus sweet potato, manioc and achira, and a small trace of various fish.

• pasta and tomato sauce

• maize, squash, beans,

• raw pine branches

• chocolate

________________were also commonly exploited as pack animals, shorn for their wool, and consumed as a source of meat.

• Llamas

• Oxen

• Horses

• Armadillos

The Nazca created an ​ (a)   made up of underground channels which tapped into the subsurface ​ (b)   .

• irrigation system
• water
• gold mine
• treasure
• prison
• caverns

The Nazca had no writing. But the symbols on their pottery depicted powerful ______________ who were thought to control most aspects of life.

• absolute rulers

• matriarchs

• nature spirits

• Pokemon characters

The ______________ are a series of geometric shapes, lines, and large drawings of animal figures (some as large as a football field) constructed on the desert floor in the region.

• Herringbone Flats

• Desert Menagerie

• Prayers to Ancient Spacemen

• Nazca Lines