WH exam 1 Nelson quiz

A volcanic rock used for carving is called basalt

Mayan accordian style of book

Both the Mayas and the Aztecs used ______ to represent their spoken languages

Olmec stone heads could be up to _______ ft tall

Important prisoners were used for_____

Aztecs believed their god has an appetitie for human

Slash and burn agriculture was predominantly used by the INCA

The most popular theory about how ancient people came to the Americas

The Aztecs and Inca were conquered by which European power

The priest who tried to convert the Mayan to Roman Catholicism

Largest Mayan City state

The Aztecs held to a superstion that their god would lead them to a

The three sisters of Olmec crops were the corns, beans, squash

The large mountain range in South America is called

The Aztecs built their civilization on lake

Major urban cenetr of the Olmecs

The Aztecs built 3 large _Causeways_______ to travel between the lake and land

The Inca built a large empire in central america

Cortes defeated the Inca

First people to use rubber

Walls that prevented an aztec flood were called

Someone who studies the origins of man

The two earliest civilizations of Mesoamerica are the Aztec and Inca

All government officials of the Mayan were

The olmecs used a farming practice called

Decorative plastor used in homes

A ______ is a deep sinkhole filled with fresh water

The _______ peninsula is a landmass that extends into the gulf of Mexico

The Aztecs built floating gardens called

A true sign of beauty for the Maya were