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Question Column This Civilization ate turkey, deer, and squash

Answer Column Mississippian

Question Column These Civilizations ate potatoes and corn

Answer Column Inca

Question Column Why were the Incas able to grow potatoes?

Answer Column They lived in a cool climate.

Question Column This Civilization ate horse meat.

Answer Column None of them

Question Column What farming technique did the Inca use and Why? What farming technique did the Maya use and Why?

Answer Column Incas – Terraced farming because they lived in the mtns. Maya – Slash and Burn because they lived in an area of poor soil.

Question Column Which Civilization worshiped the Sun?

Answer Column All of them

Question Column Why did civilizations build temples and pyramids?

Answer Column To honor their gods

Question Column Which Civilization worshiped Inti, the Sun god?

Answer Column Inca

Question Column How did the Aztecs appease the gods and where did they perform this?

Answer Column Human Sacrifice of live hearts in the temples

Question Column Why didn’t the Mississippian Civilization build a pyramid out of stone?

Answer Column These people lived in the valley of rivers and there was more dirt than rocks available.

Question Column This Civilization used flint.

Answer Column Mississippian

Question Column This Civilization is known for its Quipu.

Answer Column Inca

Question Column These Civilization had a system of writing.

Answer Column Maya and Aztec

Question Column Based on the technologies that we studied, which civilization was the smartest? Why?

Answer Column Maya – astonomers, 365 day calendar, invented zero, system of writing. Aztec – 2 unique calendars, mathematical systems, system of writing Inca – Roads and Bridges, Messenger, Stonemasons, canals, quipu

Question Column Based on what we studied, which civilization was the most primative?

Answer Column Mississippian – they only had tools built out of stone, shells, bones, and flint.

Question Column Which civilizations had an emporer ? A chief?

Answer Column Emporer: Aztec, Inca, Chief: Maya, Mississippian

Question Column This or these civilization (s) did not collect taxes of food

Answer Column Maya and Mississippian

Question Column In this civilization, each city had its own leaders.

Answer Column Maya

Question Column What civilization had the worst form of government? Why?

Answer Column Answers could vary between Maya – rules would vary from town to town or the Mississippian which was like a dictatorship

Question Column What civilization had the best form of government? Why?

Answer Column Answers will vary between Aztecs and Incas – Both Monarchies.

Question Column Which continent is the Mississippian, Mayan and Aztec civilization located?

Answer Column North America

Question Column What civilization lived along the west coast of South America?

Answer Column Inca

Question Column Why did the Aztec civilization have a warmer climate than the Mississippians?

Answer Column Aztecs were closer to the equator

Question Column Compare and contrast two Civilizations on a Venn Diagram with at least 2 in each area

Answer Column Answers will vary

Question Column Compare and Contrast in a Venn Diagram the religious beliefs of 3 Indian Civilizations.

Answer Column Answers will vary