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Chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the Mayan achievements that showed how advanced they were? | Their development of mathematics, calendars and astronomy |
| Where did the Maya Civilization develop? | They were located in present-day southern Mexico and Northern Central America |
| What type of government did the Mayans practice? | A theocracy in which a god-king ruled |
| What brought the Mayan cities together? | Trade linked them to each other |
| What was the name of the Mayans writing system? | glyps |
| What was the Aztec capital city? | Tenochtitlan |
| Where did the Aztec civilization develop? | The Valley of Mexico |
| Who did the Aztecs use for sacrificial victims? | Slaves, criminals and people was offered as tribute from conquered territories |
| The Aztec noble class was made up of what? | Military leaders, government officials and priests |
| What ruled Aztec life? | their polytheistic religion |
| How did the first Americans reach North America? | They crossed the Bering Strait during the last ice age as a land bridge |
| In what ways were the North American societies connected to each other? | They were linked to each other politically, economically and culturally |
| What is a natural object used by America Indian clans to identify and unify a clan or group? | A totems |
| How did the earliest Native Americans live? | they lived as hunters and food gathers |
| What was one achievement of the Pacific Northwest Native Americans? | The hunting of whales in canoes |
| What type was a mita in the Incan Empire? | A labor tribute |
| The Inca used the quipu to | record data |
| What cause the decline of the Inca Empire? | Struggle between rivals for the Inca throne |
| Where did the Incas develop? | They develop in the Andes of South America |
| What is ayllu? | A small community or clan whose members worked together for the common good |
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