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Early American Civilization Quiz

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Inca Empire LocationAndes Mountains
Aztec LocationValley of Mexico
Mayan LocationYucatan Peninsula and Central America
Aztec foodschocolate, taco, tomato
Aztec Cacao beanssometimes used as money
Fernando PizarroConquered Incas
Hernando CortezConquered Aztecs
Developed concept of zeroMaya mathematicans
game similar to basketballPlayed by Maya men
Oldest American empireMaya Civilization
Route of first AmericansAsia to North America
Migration of first Americansbegan 20,000 years ago
First Americans searchedfor animals and plants to eat
Spanish explorers greedyfor gold
Inca gold"Sweat of the Sun"
Location of Aztec capital cityon an island in Lake Texcoco
Largest city in the world in 1500Tenochititlan
Nahuatllanguage of Aztec
Aztec emperorMontezuma
diseaseSpanish conquerors greatest weapon
Mayan's built undergroundirrigation canals
Probable reason Maya civilization disappearedPopulation grew faster than food supply
Never seen by American Indian civilizations before 1500horses, guns, cannons
Believed Cortez was a godAztec mistake


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