Chapter 6- The Ancient Americas/ 12 q's

Question 1

Obsidian

Answer 1

Also known as volcanic glass, and was used to make knives sharper

Question 2

Moche

Answer 2

Lived in where Peru is today, lasted from A.D. 100 to A.D. 700, dug canals to get water from the Andes, and was eventually replaced by the Inca

Question 3

Mayan city-states

Answer 3

Religion was the center of Mayan life, human sacrifices was one way to please the gods, and royal Mayan women helped form alliances

Question 4

Mesoamerica

Answer 4

Where farming began 9,000 to 10,000 years ago, “Meso” means middle from Greek, and included lands from the Valley of Mexico to Costa Rica

Question 5

Jawsaw Chan K’ awiil I

Answer 5

City-state of Tikal supplied leadership, led armies, and organized great building projects

Question 6

Llamas

Answer 6

Moche pottery shaped like a llama

Question 8

Teotihuacan

Answer 8

First planned city, also known as “Place of the Gods,” established around A.D. 400, and had a population of between 120,000 to 200,000 people

Question 9

Peten

Answer 9

Mayan word for “flat region,” one of the worst spots on earth, located in Guatemala, and its dense forest blocked out the sun

Question 10

Olmec

Answer 10

Near Vera Cruz, Mexico, built a far reaching trading empire, started 1200 B.C. and last 800 years, enjoyed rich farming resources, lacked raw materials, and used rivers as highways for trade

Question 11

John Lloyd Stevens

Answer 11

American lawyer, in A.D. 1839 he discovered the Mayan ruins through the Yucatán rainforest

Question 12

Maya

Answer 12

Built their civilization in the Yucatán rainforest, traded throughout Mesoamerica, and sinkholes gave them a source of water

Question 13

365-day calendar

Answer 13

Priests learned about astronomy and developed the calendar and used it to predict eclipses and schedule events