Mesoamerica & South America Review Puzzle

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  1. 4. What was on top of Maya pyramids?
  2. 6. Which Spanish conquistador held the Inca Emperor for ransom?
  3. 8. The Mayan government was made up of independent __ (2 words).
  4. 15. Tenochtitlan was located on a __.
  5. 16. By studying the glyphs on Maya __, scholars have learned about the deeds of Maya rulers.
  6. 17. Name of the group of kings who ruled the Aztec Empire? (2words)
  7. 19. The first Mesoamerican civilization began once people learned how to farm in __ (condition of the soil) rain forest soils.
  8. 20. What is the name of a powerful banking family in Florence?
  9. 22. Most Mayan lived in __villages surrounding the city.
  10. 24. The Aztecs took control of the __ (geographical term) known as the Valley of Mexico by conquering their neighbors with a powerful army.
  11. 25. Which food crop did the Mayan nobles control?
  12. 26. To increase the land available for farming, the Aztecs built__.
  13. 27. At its peak, the __ Empire extended from central Mexico to Guatemala.
  14. 29. Who was the Conquistador who destroyed Tenochtitlan and built Mexico City?
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  1. 1. Which Mesoamerican culture was known for carving colossal stone heads?
  2. 2. Maya cities had pyramids and palaces made of __ in their centers.
  3. 3. Which civilization created 3 major calendars?
  4. 5. The Maya got their fresh water from __ called cenotes.
  5. 7. Under Elizabeth I, England battled and defeated the Spanish _______, and the significance of this battle is that it ended Spain's domination of the seas.
  6. 9. ___ allowed the Mayan cities to obtain items they couldn’t produce on their own.
  7. 10. Mesoamerican farmers had to move their farms from time to time because the __ would wear out & couldn’t support farming.
  8. 11. Ghana’s rulers were able to make sure gold remained an important trade good by controlling how much of it was __.
  9. 12. Which civilization did not have a written language?
  10. 13. A major breakthrough of the Maya, in math, was developing the concept of __.
  11. 14. Which group successfully raided Europe after the death of Charlemagne?
  12. 16. The Aztecs believed their gods needed blood of human sacrifice in order to stay __.
  13. 18. The Olmec civilization developed in the __ of Mesoamerica.
  14. 20. Who was the Aztec king who thought that Cortez was the god Quetzalcoatl returning? (1st name only)
  15. 21. According to Maya religion, their kings & priests could __ with the gods.
  16. 23. In the 1500s the __ conquered the Maya.
  17. 28. In Europe, trade increased as __ gained a taste for Asian goods and were willing to pay for them.