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Chapter 16
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the homeland of the Maya stretch to? | Southern Mexico to Central America |
| What was Tikal? | A major center city in northern Guatemala. |
| When were the Olmec building their civilizations? | 1200 B.C. to 900 B.C. |
| Where were the Olmec building their civilizations? | Along the Gulf coasts |
| Archaeologists have identified how many sites? | 50 |
| How many feet did the pyramid at Tikal stretch to? | 212 |
| What did cities mainly trade? | salt, flint, feathers, shells, and honey. |
| How Many pyramids were dedicated to gods by the Aztecs? | 20 or more |
| How much feet above see level, was the mountain of basin? | 7,500ft |
| What was the Teotihuacan cities most valuable trade item? | Obsidian |
| Who took over after the fall of Teotihuacan? | Toltecs |
| Who were the Toltec and what were they based on? | Warlike people and they ventured on conquest. |
| What was the Gods name that the Toltec's followed and what did he demand? | Quetzalcoatl, demanded BLOOD! |
| What does Teotihuacan mean? | City of the Gods. |
| When did the Aztecs arrive to the valley of Mexico? | 1,200 A.D. |
| What did the valley of Mexico contain? | A number of small city-states that survived the collapse of the Toltec rule. |
| Who where the Mexica? | The Aztecs, whom were poor nomadic people from the harsh deserts in northern Mexico. |
| What where the Mexica, in the personalities, and how did they adjust? | Fierce and ambitious, soldiers-for-hire to local rulers. |
| Who was Auitzilopochtli? | The god of the sun and warfare. |
| Where was Tenochtitlan founded? | A small island in Lake Tex coco |
| What did the Aztecs, Texaco, and the Tlacopon form? | Triple Alliance |
| How many provinces did the triple alliance own? | 38 |
| What is a potlatch | A ceremonial feast used to display rank and prosperity in some Northwest Coast tribes of Native Americans. |
| What are Pueblos | A village of large apartment-like buildings made of clay and stone, built by the Anasazi and later peoples of the American Southwest. |
| Who were the Missispians | Elating to a Mound Builder culture that flourished in North America between a.d. 800 and 1500. |