WORLD HISTORY REVIEW Short Answer

Short Answer Questions Why did the Mayan empire collapse? Over farming and over population led to war And famine. What colors are associated with the Mayan directions? White - North East -Red South -Yellow West -Black Center -Green

WORLD HISTORY REVIEW Section 1

Who were known as the “Vanished Ones”? Hohokams The Adena and Hopewell cultures are early examples of ___ ___ culture. Mound Builder What is it called when a person gives out gifts and in the accepting of them you acknowledge their leadership? Potlatch What was the name of the largest canyon housing complex built by the Anasazi? (Spanish green table) Mesa Verde What is the largest complex made by the Mississippian culture in present day Illinois? Cahokia

What group of Native American lived in the Four Corners region between 900 and 1300 A.D.? Anasazi What is the name of the large underground chamber used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi? Kiva What Anasazi village in New Mexico that had building five stories high and the complex had over 800 rooms? (Spanish pretty village) Pueblo Bonita What mound in Ohio is about a quarter of a mile long? Giant Serpent Mound What was the alliance of five tribes in New York called? Iroquois League

What was the chief spirit that Native American groups on the plains follow? Great Spirit

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What Mayan city had large Pyramids that were the tallest structures in the Americas until 1903? Tikal What was cocao used for by the Maya? Currency The Mayan understood the concept of ______ before the Romans in math? (Symbol was a shell) Zero Both Mayan calendars had months of how many days? Twenty

What Mayan city and a large sinkhole where offerings were made, they also had a temple that had an echo that sounded like a bird when you clapped? Chichen Itza What are the sinkholes called where jade, gold and other offerings were made? cenote What is Popol Vuh? had the Mayan version of creation

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This was a well planned out city that was in the Valley of Mexico which dominated the area from A.D. 100 to A.D (inspired the Aztecs) Teotihuacán What civilization lasted until 900 A.D. they ruled before the Aztecs? Toltecs What are made up of artificial islands made of earth piled on reed mats that are anchored to the lake bed? Chinampas Who is Huitzilopochtli? Sun God

What was the capital of the Aztec empire? Tenochtitlán The Aztecs are famous for ______ even though other Meso-American cultures have done it? Human Sacrafice Who is Quetzalcoatl? Feather Serpent God Who was the last leader of the Aztecs? Montezuma II

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Who was the founder of the Incan Empire? Pachacuti Who or what is Chuno? Frozen potatoes They worshipped part Jaguar and part human god, they may have used hallucinogens in their ceremonies? Chavín Chasquis is similar to what federal service in the United States? Post Office

What is the language of the Incan Empire? Quechua What is the collection of knotted colored strings called, which the Incans kept their records on? Quipu What civilization was famous for making symbols or glyphs in the desert? Nasca Who was the last emperor of the Incan Empire? (received Christian death by Pizarro) Atahualpa What was the name of the Incan Sun God? Inti

Which civilization made Red and Black mummies? Chinchorros Who were selected from each region to be special attendants for the Emperor of the Inca? Chosen Women What Incan city was not discovered until 1911? Machu Pichu