Early Americas vocab review

What is the term for large-scale constructions made from earth, often used in ancient cultures?

• Quipu

• Earthworks

• Portico

• Yoke

Which crop was a staple food in many early American civilizations?

• Obsidian

• Thatch

• Maize

• Quatrefoil

What term describes the period before the arrival of Columbus in the Americas?

• Pre-Columbian

• Cosmological

• Imbued

• Glypic

What are large designs or motifs created on the ground, often visible from a distance?

• Vertical archipelagos

• Geoglyphs

• Brasiers

• Portico

What is a naturally occurring volcanic glass used by ancient peoples for tools and weapons?

• Obsidian

• Yoke

• Thatch

• Quipu

What is the term for a roof covering made of straw, reeds, or similar materials?

• Thatch

• Wrought

• Lunar

• Imbued

What term refers to a series of islands arranged in a vertical formation?

• Vertical archipelagos

• Cosmological

• Quatrefoil

• Glypic

What is the name of the ancient Andean device used for recording information, consisting of knotted strings?

• Quipu

• Yoke

• Portico

• Brasiers

What word means to be filled or saturated with a quality or feeling?

• Imbued

• Wrought

• Lunar

• Thatch

What term relates to the study of the origin and development of the universe?

• Cosmological

• Pre-Columbian

• Glypic

• Quatrefoil