Latin American Ancient Civilizations

2. Olmecs were the "Mother ______" of Mesoamerica.
5. Moche has a complex social hierarchy as revealed in the tomb of the Lord of ____.
8. The Chavin religious center, Chavin de Huantar features stone carvings and advanced _____.
10. The Inca empire fell to conquistador Francisco _______.
12. Aztec floating gardens
13. This civilization centered in the Valley of Oaxaca around 500 BCE.
16. The Aztec empire fell in 1521 to ___________ and the Spanish.
18. The Inca built a network of roads including the famous trail leading to _______.
19. The Aztec capital city was on an island in Lake _______.
21. This culture is famous for their perfectly round bolas de piedra.
23. Incas practiced terrace farming and domesticated llamas and _______.
24. The Zapotec capital sat atop an artificially levelled mountain.

1. Colossal stone heads were built by the Olmecs, carved from _______.
3. The Aztec capital city
4. Incas used a system of ______ cords called quipu to record information.
6. Maya had a fully developed language of ______.
7. Many ball courts were built by the Maya where a game was played with a ______ ball and players try to get the ball through a hoop without using hands or feet.
9. Olmecs religious beliefs centered around ______ deities and maize cultivation.
11. The Inca empire stretched over 2,500 miles along the _____ Mountains from Colombia to Chile.
14. The Maya civilization built magnificent cities such as Tikal and the pyramid of ________.
15. The Aztec empire dominated central _____ from 1428 - 1521 CE.
17. The Maya were known for their advanced understanding of astronomy and developed a complex ________.
20. The Moche were known for their massive ceremonial complexes like the ______ del Sol.
22. This empire thrived in present day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador from 2000 BCE to 1500 CE