ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS TEST REVIEW

name that means "rubber people;" they lived in central and southern Mexico

the remains of something that has been destroyed

represented the rain god for the Olmecs

a trait Mayan people did not have

this allowed the Mayas to move inland

the most well-known structures in Mayan cities

Mayan tools were made of this material

astronomers used this structure in Chichén Itzá for their work

picture writing covers this famous ruin in Copán

human strength or effort without the help of machines

ridges cut into the steep sides of mountains to create more level farm land

the animal that provided the Incas with food, wool, and a way to transport men and goods

a large open area surrounded by public buildings

where the Incas decorated their temples and palaces

stayed at the palace in each Incan city

where Machu Picchu got its water

a payment given in exchange for the release of someone held captive

event that happened just before the Spanish arrived and weakened the Incan army

the Incas thought the Spanish were these

animal that appeared in the new world for the first time thanks to the Spanish

was once the site of Tenochtitlan and the modern-day Mexico City

a word that is not from the Nahuatl language

a social class made up of captives of war, criminals, or citizens that couldn't pay their debts.

comes from the gum tree and is used in chewing gum

Aztecs had very little of this in their diets

what the Spanish called the Aztec cornmeal pancakes

where the Aztecs sat or slept in their houses

ditches filled with water that became the major streets of Tenochtitlan

deadly disease brought by the Spanish for which the Aztecs had no resistance

helped the Spanish defeat the Aztecs