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Nam Class: Date: NativeAmerCivs Across 1. A form of written language whose content mening is substantially derived trom ‘pictures’ (Jeans) that are visuelly similar to the content focus. This is an important campcnent of Mesoamencan written communication, 5. Alarge stone medelion depicting important religious relationships belween ‘ime! and the spinitaal world, 40. Aregion centered on the central Mexican Velley. Home of great chilizalions like the Olmes, Meya, and Mexice 11. Mythicelf encesirel hame of the Mexiea people. 13, The language of the Inca. Still socken emong lerge seaments of the populetion in the vicinity of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia 1. Inca word meening "Kingdon of the Four Corners". twas the name af the Ince Empire and mekes reference to the four geographic zones. 17 Arogion dominated by the Andes Mountain range. Home of great civilizations like the Mache and inca 48. Southem Inca capital cily 20. Northern Inca capital city 21. Voleanic Glass used to meke mirrors, knives, & other ritualistically important items. 22, & foundational civilzation for the Inca, Famous for their rich and well-adlomed bunals in Sipan, Peru. 24. Mascamericar’ Mexica ‘Rain’ gos. 26. The lake within which the Mexica capital was found. 27. Avificial islands created & used bythe Mexic to plant crops near the capital city Down 2. Stone wellways thet connected the Mexiea capital city to the rim ofthe lake 3. Anthropological term for that time period BEFORE the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas 4. Commonly accepted name forthe greatest Andean civilzaton. This names more aporopriataly used as a title for those af high stetus. Within the empire established by them, itis net assurete to identifyall members by this term [Refer to the ‘emperor's’ ttle.) Anolher (commonly used in the LS name fer the Mexisa civlization. ‘The Mexica language. Still spoken today by some segments of the Mexicen population A.method of farming used by Natve Amencan civilzations (2s well as in the ‘Old! World) thet exploited the rich soils of mountainous regions. §&. AMesoamencan calendncal system that melded two separate calendars (secular and religious versions) ints one: that used @ 52 year repetitive cycle The Maya developed a lwio-spracket device lo keep track of hme using this, system 10, Asystem employed by the Inea fo amass laborers for publie works projects 12. Mexica capital city. Formerly lacated where Mexico City naw resides: 13. Amethod of recording statstical data using inotted strings. Used extensively by the Inca 14. Ahistorical period within a broader European (VWestem] history that witnesses the contact between European and Nor-European cultures on a permanent basis (Americas, Africa, and Far Easti 1B. Mexica ‘Sun’ dlety. The top deity in the panthecn of deities, 49. A.groat city of foundational chilization of the Mexica. lis magnificent pyramid temples for the Sun and Moon lie on ‘opposite ends of the ‘Avenue of the Dead’ 20. ‘Feathered Serpent’ The logondary deily who was to return and usherin 2 new era for the Moxica 23, The olicil title of the Maxica ruler. It translates into ‘Speaker’ 28. A chronological term used to identify @ cultural period in Nave American history feling within 200 - 900 CE

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