The Early Americas
Directions – Put an X in each box that fits for the following
questions
1. Has a main city called Macchu Picchu.
2. Used human sacrifices to please the gods
3. Known for creating a road system 14,000 miles long
4. Was located in Central America
5. Known for its main city of Chichen Itza
6. Based their economy on agriculture and trade
7. Had polytheistic religious beliefs
8. Used obsidian knives and were a very warlike tribe
9. Were located in high elevations (over 5000 ft)
10. Used two different kinds of calendars to guide their lives
11. Prayed to the Serpent god Quetzalcoatl
12. Was known for its main city of Tenochtitlan
13. Had a ball court used for religious reasons in the city center
14. Used astronomy and mathematics to calculate their calendars
15.Best known location was on the Yucatan peninsula
16. Was located in South America in the Andes mountains
17. Its civilization lasted from about 250 to 900 A.D.
18. Held the llama in high esteem in their civilization
19. Was ruled by an emperor
20. Its civilization lasted from about the 1200s to the 1500s
MAYAN AZTEC INCAN
1. List and explain 2 ways that the Mayan and Aztec civilizations were similar to one another.
2. List and explain 2 ways that the Aztec and Incan civilizations were similar to one another.
3. List and explain 3 ways the American civilizations were similar to the Early River Valley civilizations of
Egypt and Mesopotamia.
4. If given the choice, which civilization would you choose to live in and why? Give two reasons.