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The Olmecs are very old artifacts which are noticibly found in the gulf of Mexico. The Olmecs are mostly head-like structure because the Olmecs believe it's the head that own...

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Olmecs influenced trade during a time.

True

False

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Maya lived in what type of environment?

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A __________ is a culture that has developed complex systems of government, education, and religion.

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Do You Know The Mayans?

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The Maya believed people were created from maize (corn).

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False

Aztecs, Incas And Mayans

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Questions: 25 | Attempts: 213 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023

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Their god told them to “build at a place where you see an eagle perched on a cactus and holding a snake in its beak

Aztecs

Mayans

Incas

Inca, Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Toltec

This quiz focuses on the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations, assessing knowledge on cities, agricultural practices, and historical timelines of the Inca, Aztec, Maya, Olmec, and...

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 502 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023

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The Maya famous city was?

Tikal

Cuzco

Technochitilan

Mesoamerica

America's first civilization

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Capital was Cuzco

Had a number system using zero

Told to find a place where they saw an eagle perching on a cactus with a snake in its mouth

Buildings were tepees

Capital was Cuzco

Had a 14,000 mile road system with bridges,ranging from paved stone to simple paths. Had guest houses along roadside for weary travelers

Built longhouses and women owned dwellings

Ended sometime between 900-400 BC with small groups surviving in nomadic bands

Built adoble pueblos and cliff palaces.

Believed they could gain strength and bravery by eating parts of sacrificed person

Believes the world was created in 3114 Bc

Collected a tribute from conquered ppls

Ruler Pachacuti quickly expanded his empire until it stretched 2500 miles

Fought into specific wars held only to gather prisoners for sacrifice.

Height of empire: 300-900 AD

Had a major system of roads

Sacrified roughly around 50,000 ppl a year

Maize made up 80% of their food.

Writing system based on hieroglyphics that were written on bark, folded like an accordian and covered with a thin plaster

Believed in cycles of creation, destruction

Empire of tribute states

1 offical language: Quecha

Name comes from old word for rubber, which was common in their area.

Known for their stone totums

Their city is best known today for its 15-foot high stone warrior figures

Had small groups known as ayllu, who worked together building irrigation and agricultural terraces

Name origianlly came from the ruling family

Had 11 noble families who were called "orejones" for the large plugs worn in their earlobes

Empire of tribute states

Had a mita-- required all able-bodied citizens to work for the state a certain number of days per year. (labor: state farmlands,craft goods,building of roads,palaces,etc.)

Had extensive organization-- divided empire into units, which were governed by a bureacracy

Wore masks to participate in sacred ritals

State was vested in the hands of the monarch who was assisted by a council of lords

Divided families into groups(10,100,1000,10000) and were led by a chief

New rulers had to create their own wealth, leading to the expansion and conquering of new territories

Had a powerful military forced used only when necessary

Had a confederation of city-states governed by officials who reported happenings to the emperor

Sacrifices included well, arrow, bloodletting and heart.

Ended sometime between 900-400 BC with small groups surviving in nomadic bands

Emperor was also the main religious leader and had absolute power

Enaged in FLOWER WARS

Laws enforced with death pentaly=low crime rate

Introduced maize

Name also means "mound builders"

Believe that the earth will be destroyed by an earthquake

Economy based primarily on agriculture

Practiced human sacrficie to enire the survival of the gods and people,so they sent human energy skyward