Mesoamerican Civilizations

Match the following:

• an artificial island built by the Aztecs

• tepee

• domed house made from blocks of snow by Native Americans who lived in the Arctic

• chinampa

• a rectangular type of home built by the Native Americans, built from wood and bark or mats made of r

• igloo

• formed by bending trunks of young trees, tying them together to make a round frame covered w/bark

• longhouse

• a portable, cone-shaped home made by Native Americans who lived on the plains

• wigwam

Match the following

• a wall to hold back water

• drought

• a bowl-shaped arena

• potlatch

• describing a process of cutting and burning something, such as vegetation, in place

• slash-and-burn

• a long period of extremely dry weather

• dike

• A feasting and gift-giving ceremony in NW Native American culture

• basin

Match the following

• a system for ranking members of a group according to their importance

• hierarchy

• in Incan society, a group of related families that pooled its resources to meet people's needs

• mita system

• an Incan system of payment of taxes with labor

• quipu

• system of government in which the monarch has unlimited power over the government

• absolute monarchy

• a record-keeping device made of knotted strings, used by the Incas

• ayllu

The __________ was a group of families who worked a portion of land together.

Which of the following was NOT a role that priests had?

• Rule the Maya people

• teach noble children

• decide when farmers would plant and harvest their crops

• track astronomical movements

What was the main reason the Maya sacrificed humans?

• to get rid of their enemies

• to punish criminals

• to keep the gods happy

• to reduce the population

Which is true about the Maya calendars?

• they were complex and tracked farming, religion and other events

• there was only one Maya calendar used

• the calendars only marked religious events

• The tzolk'in calendar lasted thousands of years

Folding book that recorded the history, religions and culture of the Maya. __________

In Ancient Maya, Most commoners had this job. ________

In Ancient Maya, ______ was the most important offering given to the gods