Mapping the Americas What was going on in the Americas during ?
Geographic Challenges
South America too…
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Major Mesoamerican Civilizations, 1000 B.C.E.-1519
Great Plaza at Tikal
Ballgame
Palace doorway lintel, Maya
Mayan and Aztec Cities
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Tenochtitlan
Aztec Youth
Goddess Tlazolteotl
Land of the Anasazi
Mesa Verde Cliff Dwelling
Andean Civilizations, 200 B.C.E
Incan Empire—High in the Andes
Expansion of the Empire
Road System
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Inca Tunic
Question The Inca civilization was originally based on A. control of religious institutions. B. military dominance. C. reciprocal gift giving and the redistribution of textiles. D. the control of jade, like the Olmec civilization.
Answer The Inca civilization was originally based on A. control of religious institutions. B. military dominance. C. reciprocal gift giving and the redistribution of textiles. (correct) D. the control of jade, like the Olmec civilization. Hint: See page 360.
Question Mesoamerica was never united A. politically. B. economically. C. religiously. D. culturally.
Answer Mesoamerica was never united A. politically. (correct) B. economically. C. religiously. D. culturally. Hint: See page 340.
Question The Maya cosmos was divided into three layers A. that connected along a vertical axis that traced the course of the moon. B. that connected along a horizontal axis that traced the course of life and death. C. that connected along a horizontal axis that traced the course of the sun. D. that connected along a vertical axis that traced the course of the sun.
Question The Mesoamerican ball game A. was played only by women. B. exemplified the frivolous lifestyle of elites. C. had deep religious meaning. D. was meant to entertain, not enlighten.
Answer The Mesoamerican ball game A. was played only by women. B. exemplified the frivolous lifestyle of elites. C. had deep religious meaning. (correct) D. was meant to entertain, not enlighten. Hint: See page 346.