Mesoamerica

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Type of corn that was used by Native Americans throughout Mesoamerica and the Americas?

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maize

Front

Aztecs used _________ to get fresh drink water into Tenochtitlan.

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aqueducts

Front

________ beans were used as money. This is now what we make chocolate out of.

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Cacao

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The ______ were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. They believed in human sacrifice as part of their religion.

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Mayas

Front

A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect is called a ________.

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tribute

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The ________is considered the mother culture of all Mesoamerican cultures. They had a vast civilization throughout the Gulf Coast of Mexico.

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Olmec

Front

This popular sport was played throughout Mesoamerica, believed to be invented by the Olmec. This game had religious importance and the losing team was sacrificed to the gods.

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Ball Game

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The _______ were located in South America within the Andes Mountains. They created terrace farming and used canals. This civilization did not use human sacrifices in their religious beliefs, however they sacrificed llamas.

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Inca

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Tenochtitlan used___________ for people to travel through the city.

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causeways

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Hernan Cortes was the great Spanish ____________ that conquered the Aztecs.

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conquistadors