The Americas

2. major civilization on the Yucatan Peninsula that flourished between 300 and 900 AD and was considered the most sophisticated civilizations in the Americas
6. "place of gods" or the first major city in mesoamerica
8. was a central part of the Aztec religion
9. groups of related families
10. prospered from 200 BC to 60AD and preserved the Chavin cultural aspects
12. sophisticated writing system using pictures
14. goods or money paid by conquered peoples to their conquerors
15. sun dried brick
16. record of the INca kept in the Machu Picchu using a system of knotted strings
18. moved into North America from Asia around 3000BC
20. areas of Mexico and Central America where ancient empires flourished

1. settled in the Valley of Mexico and ruled till the Spanish conquest
3. established extensive farming society in the southwest by using canals and earthen dams to turn parts of the desert into fertile gardens between 500-1200 AD
4. men and women were required to select a marriage partner from within their own ________
5. a small community in the area of cuzco in the late 1300s
7. a city located at 11,000 feet in the mountains of southern Peru
11. shelter made by stretching buffalo skins over wooden poles
13. axtec destroyed their historical evidence when going to present day Mexico City
17. oldest major city in the Americas
19. corn