Unit 2 Vocabulary Words

A region in the Americas that includes Mexico and parts of Central America where ancient civilizations, like the Maya and Aztec, lived. What is the name of this region?

• Mesoamerica

• Andes

• Patagonia

• Caribbean

A Native American culture in the Mississippi River Valley (800–1600 CE) known for building large earth mounds and farming. __________

• Mississippian Culture

• Ancestral Puebloans

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Hopewell Culture

A powerful civilization in central Mexico (1300s–1500s) that built the city of Tenochtitlan and created a large empire before being conquered by Spain. __________

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

A South American civilization in the Andes Mountains (1400s–1500s) that built roads, terraces for farming, and the famous site Machu Picchu. Who were they?

• Incas

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Olmecs

A Mesoamerican people (2000 BCE–1500 CE) known for their writing system, calendars, pyramids, and cities like Chichen Itza. __________

• Mayans

• Romans

• Egyptians

• Greeks

A civilization in central Mexico (900–1100 CE) known for warriors, trade, and influence on later cultures like the Aztecs. __________

• Toltec

• Olmec

• Maya

• Zapotec

The earliest Mesoamerican civilization (1200–400 BCE), often called the 'Mother Culture,' known for giant stone head statues. __________

• Olmecs

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Toltecs

A major Mississippian city near present-day St. Louis, Missouri, with huge earthen mounds, including Monk’s Mound. __________

• Cahokia

• Mesa Verde

• Chaco Canyon

• Moundville

An ancient city in Mexico (100 BCE–550 CE) with massive pyramids, such as the Pyramid of the Sun, and an organized layout. Which of the following is it?

• Teotihuacan

• Chichen Itza

• Tenochtitlan

• Monte Albán

The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on a lake island in present-day Mexico City. __________

• Tenochtitlan

• Chichen Itza

• Machu Picchu

• Cuzco