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- 3. Inca’s official language
- 5. were intricate systems of knotted strings used by the Inca to convey information, similar to writing. Specially trained officials were the only ones who could decipher their meaning.
- 7. The Olmec _____heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders.
- 11. A calendar and a Calendar based on the movement of the Planet Venus. This was a sacred calendar with 260 days and 13 weeks of 20 days each.
- 12. also known to cultivate cacao,rubber and salt. It is also observed that they are using an elaborate water and drainage system .
- 13. was rich in maize(corn) and dried Ilama , coca leaves and alcohol; other consumables goods include sweet potatoes, quinoa, beans and chili peppers.
- 14. They manufacture ________drinks.
- 15. Olmec means _______people in Nahuatl,the language of the aztec the term.
- 17. Striking artistry were its textiles; finest grade cloth
- 18. Objects were made out of gold and silver. Inca-______ working also considered to be very fine.
- 20. Inca is flourished in the Andean region of the South America from the early 15th century A.D up until its conquest by the________. Spaniards.
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- 1. _______ of individuals was important part of Inca funerary rites.
- 2. Ancient Mesoamerican indigenous peoples, spanning Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, achieved remarkable feats in astronomy, engineering, medicine, and mathematics.
- 4. The Inca called their empire
- 6. described as being the “month of carrying dead”
- 8. Clothes were woven out of wool from dried _____ and alpaca or vicuna wool and cotton.
- 9. A ¬¬______ picchu is one of the Inca civilization’s most famous surviving archaeological sites.
- 10. A calendar with 365 days, divided into 18 months with 20 days each with 5 extra days at the end.
- 16. Extracting latex from________ Elastica , a rubber tree in the area.
- 19. The Maya also recognized the need for _______– a discovery made by few other civilizations.