Early Civilizations in America

It was the capital of an early kingdom that arose around 250 B.C. and ended A.D. 800. It means "Place of the Gods"

It means "place of the prickly pear cactus".

The Maya are really admired for their...

Name used for areas of Mexico and Central America where ancient empires flourished.

It is the third largest pyramid in the world.

The ______ extended their conquests into the Maya lands of Guatemala and the northern Yucatán.

Toltec god of wind also known as the Feathered Serpent.

In the Supe River valley of Peru, _______ is the oldest major city in the Americas.

God who told the Aztec that they would arrive to the promised land when they saw an eagle eating a serpent on a cactus.

Main Inca god.

Two of the most important Maya cities were...

The first-known civilization in Mesoamerica are the _______, or “rubber people,” because of the rubber trees around.

The ____ destroyed the Chimor kingdom and established thier own kingdom.

Supreme god of the Maya.

In the 1440s, however, under the leadership of the ruler ______, the Inca launched a campaign of conquest.

Two of the most important cities for the Olmec were:

In Teotihuacán you can find...

The Olmec traded with other peoples of Mesoamerica for _____ and ______ to make their tools, jewelry, and monuments.

Main city were the Inca developed.

The Aztec built ____, a way to gave crops for farming and transport.

Mysterious formations made by the Nazca people that can be seen from the air.

Spanish Franciscan priest who burned a lot of Maya books.

Olmec ritual where it is said that the winners would be granted the honor of being sacrificed.

Civilization that established in the Valley of Mexico in the city of Tenochtitlán.

It was used in tools, mirrors, and the knives with razor-sharp blades used in human and animal sacrifices.

Main city were the Toltec founded their empire.

Maya city were hieroglyphs and the tomb of Pacal were found.

Civilization that arose in Yucatán, flourished from A.D. 300 to 900 and were really sophisticated.

They were warlike people who knew how to work with metals like gold, silver, or copper.

The Olmec farmed along riverbanks in  the hot, swampy lowlands along  the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, south of _____.

Inca city that was built on a lofty hilltop surrounded by mountain peaks far above the Urubamba River.

Language of the Inca empire.