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| 5142488874 | geographic | _____ features prevented large-scale fruitful interactions between different Mesoamerican civilizations | 0 | |
| 5142488875 | domesticated animals, iron-working | lack of _____ ____ and ____-____ technologies caused a set back for achievements in Eastern Hemisphere civilizations | 1 | |
| 5142488876 | maize, beans, chili peppers, squash | list examples of popular crops in the Eastern Hemisphere | 2 | |
| 5142488877 | creation and destruction | essential the the Mayan polytheistic religion was the belief in a cycle of.... | 3 | |
| 5142488878 | market exchanges | what were the shared economies of Mesoamerican civilizations based off of | 4 | |
| 5142488879 | human sacrifice | ____ _____ played a vital role in all major civilizations of Middle America | 5 | |
| 5142488880 | polytheistic | what kind of religious beliefs did the peoples of South America hold | 6 | |
| 5142488881 | Olmec | the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica | 7 | |
| 5142488882 | trade | Olmec culture spread primarily through... | 8 | |
| 5142488883 | Maya | major classical civilization of Mesoamerica | 9 | |
| 5142488884 | golden age | what is the significance of the era between 350-900 CE to the Maya | 10 | |
| 5142488885 | zero | what breakthrough concept was realized by the Maya | 11 | |
| 5142488886 | astronomy | one of the most remarkable achievements of the Maya was it's expansions in the field of... | 12 | |
| 5142488887 | solar year | the Maya are known for accurately calculating the | 13 | |
| 5142488888 | Maya | which civilization held the most elaborate writing system in all of the Americas | 14 | |
| 5142488889 | Maya | what civilization drained swamps, terraced hillsides, flattened ridge tops, and constructed elaborate water management systems | 15 | |
| 5142488890 | city-states | the Mayan civilization was politically organized into | 16 | |
| 5142488891 | no | did the Mayan civilization have a central authority? | 17 | |
| 5142488892 | sacrifices | the Maya were constantly at was due to their need to collect what? | 18 | |
| 5142488893 | divine rulers | Mayan kings were ____ _____, connecting humankind with the supernatural | 19 | |
| 5142488894 | Mesopotamia and Greece | as far as political structure, what two civilizations most closely resemble the Maya? | 20 | |
| 5142488895 | drought | in 840, what significant event led to a massive decrease in Mayan populations as well as evacuation of many Mayan cities (historians acknowledge this as what lead to Mayan fall) | 21 | |
| 5142488896 | 85% | what percent of the Mayan population died in the drought of 840 | 22 | |
| 5142488897 | clan-based | what was the original social organization of the Aztec? | 23 | |
| 5142488898 | monarchical | what system of government did the Aztec develop after establishing Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco? | 24 | |
| 5142488899 | territorial conquest | how did Aztec kings increase their wealth and power | 25 | |
| 5142488900 | political decisions, wealth inequalities | as the Aztec empire grew in size, commoners lost their ability to impact what? what did this lead to? | 26 | |
| 5142488901 | capital area | land reclamation projects and irrigated fields increased the agricultural production in what area of the Aztec Empire? | 27 | |
| 5142488902 | 1/4 | food tribute made up how much the the food requirements of the Aztec capital | 28 | |
| 5142488903 | merchants | who controlled long-distance trade | 29 | |
| 5142488904 | human porters | due to the lack of wheeled vehicles and draft animals, goods to be traded were carried by? | 30 | |
| 5142488905 | barter system | what system did the Aztec use in trade | 31 | |
| 5142488906 | Teotihuacan | what Aztec city was the largest urban complex in the Americas? | 32 | |
| 5142488907 | Street of the Dead | the city of Teotihuacan housed the infamous "____ ___ ___ ____", along which captured elites were led to the temple for sacrifice | 33 | |
| 5142488908 | self-glorifying | the art of the Aztec is known for being less ____-____ than that of the Maya | 34 | |
| 5142488909 | floating gardens | what agricultural resource of the Aztec was essential for supporting a larger population | 35 | |
| 5142488910 | artisans | pottery, obsidian tools, and weapons were crafted by Aztec ____ | 36 | |
| 5142488911 | elites | who controlled Aztec state bureaucracy, tax, and commerce | 37 | |
| 5142488912 | wealthy families | who ruled the Aztec civilization | 38 | |
| 5142488913 | trade and tribute enforcement | two main uses of the Aztec military | 39 | |
| 5142488914 | Teotihuacan | resource mismanagement, conflicts within the elite class, and invasion led to the collapse of what major city? | 40 | |
| 5142488915 | ayllu | basic unit of Andean labor (also known as a clan) | 41 | |
| 5142488916 | collective | the ownership of land in Andean civilizations was ______ | 42 | |
| 5142488917 | labor | those in the Andean civilization were required to provide what for each other and the clan chief? | 43 | |
| 5142488918 | mit'a | system which required each ayllu to provide a set number of workers each year to provide labor | 44 | |
| 5142488919 | gender | division of labor in Andean civilization was based upon what? | 45 | |
| 5142488920 | men | in Andean civilization, who was responsible for controlling hunting, war, and government? | 46 | |
| 5142488921 | women | in Andean civilization, who was responsible for controlling weaving, crops, and the home? | 47 | |
| 5142488922 | Moche | what civilization used the mit'a system to construct an irregated agricultural system | 48 | |
| 5142488923 | irrigation system | the economic success of the Moche was rooted in it's.... | 49 | |
| 5142488924 | warrior-priests | who governed the Moche | 50 | |
| 5142488925 | fragile environmental conditions | what factor acted as a major setback for Moche civilization | 51 | |
| 5142488926 | Inca | the Moche and Chavin civilizations were eventually absorbed by the... | 52 | |
| 5142488927 | Cuzco | where does the Incan civilization find it's origins? | 53 | |
| 5142488928 | military and trade | by what means did the Inca become a powerful and wealthy empire? | 54 | |
| 5142488929 | mit'a | what labor system was employed by the Inca | 55 | |
| 5142488930 | local rulers | the Inca employed who to look after individual captured regions | 56 | |
| 5142488931 | kidnapping heirs | the Inca maintained control over regional leaders by what method | 57 | |
| 5142488932 | imperial bureaucracy | what kind of government did the Inca have | 58 | |
| 5142488933 | conquest | how did new Incan kings prove themselves worthy? | 59 | |
| 5142488934 | Cuzco | capital of the Inca | 60 | |
| 5142488935 | puma | the city of Cuzco was shaped like a ____ | 61 | |
| 5142488936 | improving existing technology | instead of developing new technology, the Inca focused primarily on _________ _____ _____ | 62 | |
| 5142488937 | civil war | what weakened the Inca, making the vulnerable to European conquest | 63 |
