Aztec, Maya, Inca Review (so far)

4. A method of farming on the sides of hills or mountains by creating flat steps to prevent erosion and conserve water.
6. A system of exchanging goods and resources between groups or regions, helping spread ideas and culture.
7. Explorers/conquistadors from this continent eventually led to the downfall of the mesoamerican empires
9. A mountain range along the western edge of South America where ancient civilizations like the Inca developed.
10. famous Inca city built high in the Andes Mountains with stone buildings expertly built without the use of mortar
12. famous lake in the Andes moutains around which many Incan villages were established
16. knotted, colored ropes used by the Inca to communicate and keep records
17. buildings from which people could study the sky (a Maya invention)
18. The system of leadership and government within a civilization, including how decisions and laws are made.
19. Capital city of the Inca Empire.
20. stonework; Incas were experts at this

1. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations (1200-400 BCE), known for giant stone heads and influencing later cultures.
2. the Mayans invented a symbol for this number
3. the official language of the Inca Empire
5. A Mesoamerican civilization known for its advanced writing, mathematics, calendar system, and step pyramids.
6. An important Olmec city (San Lorenzo _______) known as one of the earliest urban centers in Mesoamerica.
8. A historical region that includes parts of modern-day Mexico and Central America, home to civilizations like the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec.
11. floating island farms built by the Aztecs
13. A mound-building culture that lived in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys and traded widely across North America.
14. A complex society with cities, government, religion, social classes, and specialized jobs.
15. A system of beliefs and worship, often connected to nature, gods, and the afterlife in early Indigenous societies.