Day 26: Pre-Columbian Civilizations Activity

The Aztecs and the Mayans were mostly located in what modern-day country?

• Panama
• Guatemala
• Mexico

What type of religious belief system did the pre-Columbian civilizations have?

• Monotheism
• Polytheistic
• Agnostic

Most of the pre-Columbian civilizations had one single?

• King/Ruler
• Central Governor
• Chieftain of the City

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

It looks like most of the pre-Columbian civilizations depended on this type of labor for economic gain:

• Iron working
• Sailing
• Agricultural

One major religious performance these early civilizations would do to satisfy the gods was to?

• sacrifice humans
• offer goats blood
• farm harder and faster

Remains of the Inca civilization can be found on what continent?

• Europe
• Africa
• South America

What 2 pre-Columbian civilizations were known for achieving the creation on pyramids?

• Aztec
• Inca
• Mayan

The 3 Pre-Columbian civilizations had similar social structures with King/Ruler at the top and commoners/farmers/slaves at the bottom.

• False
• True

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Aztec capital city (now the site of Mexico City)

• Teotihuacan

• Tenochitlan

• Machu Pichu

• Cuzco

Aztec floating gardens that provided food for Tenochtitlan

• chinampas

• terrace farming

• domestication

• greenhouses