Flashcard on Pre-Columbian Civilizations

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The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations are called pre-Columbian civilizations because:

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They developed before Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas in 1492.

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Choosing words from the following list, fill in the boxes on the map to show where the three early American civilizations existed: Aztec, Mixtec, Huastec, Inca, Maya, Toltec, Zapotec.

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Aztec, Mixtec, Huastec, Inca, Maya, Toltec, Zapotec

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According to a myth passed down among the Aztec, one of their gods told them that they would know that they had found the perfect place to settle when they saw: an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake.

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an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake

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The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had the following things in common: multiple gods and religious ceremonies

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multiple gods and religious ceremonies

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Mesoamerica was home to: the Inca and the Aztec, the Inca and the Maya, the Maya and the Aztec

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the Maya and the Aztec

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A sudden, widespread illness is called a(n) ____________________.

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epidemic

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Glyphs and codices are proof that the Maya had:

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a writing system

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______________, the capital and center of the Aztec civilization, was located in present day Mexico City.

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Tenochtitlán

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Write the correct word from the box to complete the sentence: ________________ was the Inca capital.

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Cuzco

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Something that is holy or deserving respect is ________________.

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sacred