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Mesoamerica 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land | Isthmus |
| Central America including the Caribbean islands | Mesoamerica |
| Native American for corn | Maize |
| Oldest culture of Mesoamerica (1200 BC) | Olmecs |
| Powerful warlike group of Mexico who introduced metal working to Mesoamerica | Toltecs |
| Stone dwellings often built into the walls of steep cliffs; easy to defend | Pueblo |
| A group found in the Mississippi river valley; extremely good farmers they no longer relied entirely on hunting | Mississippians |
| The sun god of the Aztecs | Quetzalcoatl |
| Capital city of the Aztecs built in the middle of Lake Texcoco | Tenochtitlan |
| Capital of the Inca | Cuzco |
| Sun god of the Inca | Inti |
| A rope tool used by Incas in mathematics | Quipu |
| The retreat for the Inca emperor and his family | Machu Picchu |