civilization
- highly developed society
Hieroglyphics
- a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds. The Maya civilization developed Hieroglyphics
Theocracy
- a society that is ruled by religious leaders.
complex
- highly detailed
link
to connect
terrace
broad platform of land cut into a slope
The greatest and most advanced civilization were:
The Omec, the Maya, the Aztec, the Inca
Which of the great civilizations built stone houses, monuments, and drainage systems?
Olmec
Which of the great civilizations kept records by using quipus?
Inca
The Inca farming used a distinguished feature of....
- the use of terrace
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire and where was it located?
Tenochtitan, it was located in Lake Texcoco
********The Maya carried their goods on their backs or in canoes, they DID NOT have ________________________________________
- Horses
The Mayas used their temples as___________________________
- Governmental centers
Which early American civilization was the largest?
Inca
The Maya civilization was a ____________________,
- Theocracy
List two facts about the great civilizations before the Europeans arrived:
1.) they built cities 2.) They created great art and advanced tools.
Where did the Olmec live?
- gulf coast in today's Mexico
*******The Maya studied of astronomy and mathematics, they discovered the
365-day calendar and predicted eclipse
How did the Inca Empire grow so large?
- It grew by taking land in wartime. It had a great army.