| A | B |
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| What 2 groups in this chapter left their cities and towns for unknown reasons? | Maya and Anasazi |
| We invented the number zero. | Maya |
| We built piles of earth to bury our dead. | Mound Builders |
| We built floating gardens in our capital city of Tenochtitlan. | Aztecs |
| Around 909 AD, our cities were abandoned. | Maya |
| We built apartment style villages into cliffs and on mesas. | Anasazi |
| We made slaves out of people we conquered and sacrificed them to our sun god. | Aztecs |
| An object left behind by people from long ago. | artifact |
| A method by which water is brought into dry areas. | irrigation |
| A culture that has developed complex systems of government, education and religion. | civilization |
| A large area of different peoples controlled by one ruler or government. | empire |
| A long period of very little rain. | drought |
| A scientist who looks for and studies evidence from long ago. | archaeologist |
| The practice of people owning other people. | slavery |
| How is Mayan writing different than our own? | They use symbols to stand for pictures, as well as sounds. |
| Why was a causeway needed to get to Tenochtitlan? | Because it was on an island. |
| Why did civilizations start to develop? | Farmers were able to grow a surplus of food, which enabled people to specialize in other skills. |
| Why were archaeologists able to find many Anasazi artifacts? | Because their dry climate helped preserve their artifacts. |
| What part of the U.S. did the Mound Builders live? | Along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. |
| What city was the capital of the Aztec Empire? | Tenochtitlan |
| What does "Tenochtitlan" mean in the Aztec language? | Land of the Prickly Pear Cactus |
| Whom did the Aztecs want to honor when they planned their golden city? | The sun and their gods |
