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Rise of Empires into Civilizations-Olmecs, Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas

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indgenous
or native, people are the original inhabitants of an area.
societies
As farming methods improved and farming output increased, villages grew into
Mesoamerica
is a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America.
Olmecs
were the first major ancient civilization of Mesoamerica.
Maya/Aztec
The Olmecs inspired other Mesoamerican civilizations like the ______________and _______________
Maya
The __________________people were one of the indigenous groups that lived in southern Mexico and Central America
Tikal
was the major city of the Maya.
terraced
The Maya planted crops on ____________fields, which were flat areas of constructed hillsides.
builders
The Maya were skilled ______________________.
religion
The Maya culture was centered on ________.
nature
Maya gods were connected to ________________.
gods
The sun, moon, stars, rain, and other parts of nature were represented by Maya ___________________.
Hieroglyphs
Maya system of writing; used about 800 symbols of
calendar skills
Mayas were skilled mathmeticians and created a _______________.
astronomy
The Maya studied the moon, stars, and other objects in space, known as __________________.
large cities
The Maya civilization slowly declined when people began leaving Tikal and other ____________________________.
measeals and smallpoxs
The Spanish also brought _________ and ________ that devastated the Maya population.
southern
The Aztec empire is in present day central Mexico and extended into _____________ Mexico.
Technoctitlan
The capital city of the Aztec was
war/trade
The Aztec empire grew through ______________and ________________.
gods
The major _________ of the Aztec were the gods of sun, war, and rain.
education
The Aztec civilization was one of the first to require that all children receive an __________.
skilled
The Aztecs were ___________engineers and builders.
Great Temple
____________________ was pyramid that is considered the finest of all the architectural monuments. It was built to honor the Aztec gods of war and rain.
unhappy
Aztec rulers took over areas throughout Central and Northern Central Mexico. This made people in the area ______________because they were forced to follow the Aztec rules. Citizens rebelled.
Hernan Cortes
______________________led the Spanish explorers who destroyed the Great Temple and left with the Aztec treasure.
Inca
The ________ was the largest of all native empires in the Americas.
myths
There are ________or legends that describe the beginning of the Inca empire.
Cuzco
Capital of the Incan empire
Agriculture
__________________ was the most important industry of the Inca.
crops
Major _____________for the Inca were: potatoes, corn, and quinoa.
roads
The Inca developed a system of _______________. This helped to transport armies.
aqueducts
provided clean drinking water to the Inca empire
stored
Reservoirs and cisterns ________________drinking water for the Inca.
Quipos
A system of knots used for record keeping by the Incas
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