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Chapter 9 + 16
NRHS Shuping Class Study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The greatest empire and civilization in Mesoamerica, located in present day Mexico | Aztecs |
| An important ceremonial display of rank and prosperity conducted by Native Americans where gifts were given by the hosts to show their wealth | Potlatch |
| A black, glass-like rock made from hardened lava traded among the Mesoamerican cultures | Obsidian |
| A Native American group who lived in what is now southern Colorado, Utah, northern Arizona, and New Mexico and built dwellings made of mud brick or pueblos. | Anasazi |
| also known as corn. This cereal was widely used in Mesoamerica and North America as a major food source. | Maize |
| A god of the Aztecs, the feathered serpent god who was a god of learning and enlightenment. | Quetzalcoatl |
| The Mayan creation story, as recorded in a codex | Popol Vuh |
| An ancient Mayan city, located in the present day country of Guatemala | Tikal |
| An emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan unity | Totem |
| An ancient picture book drawn and painted by the Mayans, and by the people of other Indian civilizations in Central America | Codex |
| symbolic figure used in picture writing systems such as those used in early American cultures | Glyph |
| First major South American civilization in what is now Peru | Chavin |
| Community or family group of self-supporting farmers in the Incan culture | Ayllu |
| The first known civilization in the Americas, located in Mesoamerica | Olmec |
| Apartment like villages and compounds built by Native Americans in the southwestern united States using adobe or mud bricks | Pueblos |