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- 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
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- 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.