Indigenous America Vocabulary

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Which region does Mesoamerica comprise?

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Modern day countries of northern Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and central to southern Mexico

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What is the Chavin Civilization known for?

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One of the earliest pre-Inca cultures, located in the northern and central Andes. The religious center was an important Andean pilgrimage site.

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What is the Lanzón?

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A granite stela that is associated with the Chavin culture.

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Which of these best describes the Maya? A civilization in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras, A civilization located in Colorado, A civilization in the Andes Mountain area of Peru, A civilization located in what is today Mexico City

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A civilization in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras

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What is a Chacmool?

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A form of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican sculpture depicting a reclining figure.

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Which culture is associated with the Anasazi Civilization? Options: The Aztec civilization, The ancestral puebloans, The Maya civilization, The Chavin civilization

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The ancestral puebloans

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What are Pueblos?

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A communal village of flat-roofed structures of many stories that are stacked in terraces.

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What is Mesa Verde known for?

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Pueblos built within cliffs that housed many people and located in Colorado

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What is the Great Serpent Mound?

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A prehistoric effigy mound located in Ohio

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What were the Aztecs known for?

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large pyramids and plaza in what is today Mexico City and people who had sacrificial ceremonies