Early American Civilizations 2020

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The Olmecs were the first civilization in MesoAmerica. They were known as the

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Mother Culture

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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 Maya writing system, what were the symbolic pictures called?

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Glyphs

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Why were human sacrifices made?

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to please the gods in hopes of a bountiful harvest

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In the case of religion, a similarity between the Inca, Aztec, and Maya was:

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polytheism

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

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B

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How did Tenochtitlan overcome its farming challenges in the swampy area?

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The construction of chinampas.

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This civilization developed in Mexico and built their capital, Tenochtitlan, on a swapy island in a lake.

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Aztec

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This civilization built observatories, used glyphs, had math symbols, scheduled holidays, and created a calendar based on their knowledge of the planets and stars.

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Maya

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The Mayan society

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had many city states with kings as head of their societies