The Americas Color and label where each civilization settled The Americas Color and label where each civilization settled. (Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca) pg. 153 Olmecs pages 158-159 What is believed to be the oldest culture in Mesoamerica?___________________ 2. Meso means ______________. Based on ____________ and ____________, the Olmec lasted about 800 years. The Olmec set up farms along the ________ of _______________. 5. ________, maize, became the most important food in the Americas. 6. One thing the Olmec were famous for was colossal heads made out of ____________. 7. They also created centers for ___________________ ceremonies. Mayan Society and Achievements After the Olmec culture collapsed, another people called the _______________ prospered the Yucatan Peninsula. Pg. 159 The Mayan spread into southern __________ and Central _______________. The Mayan society developed. Pg. 163 10. They worked together to plant ______, other crops, and to build cities. Pg. 163 11. The Mayas set up more than _____ city-states. Each city-state was ruled by a _________. Pg. 164 The Mayas believed that _______ controlled everything that happened on Earth. Pg. 164 Priest performed ceremonies to please the gods. Sometimes these ceremonies included _____________ sacrifice. Pg. 164 The Maya developed a calendar system to predict eclipses and to schedule _____________ festivals. Pg. 164 They also used calendars to decide when to _____________ and _______________ crops. Pg. 165 The Maya has _______ major calendars. Pg. 165 Describe the Mayan calendars. Pg. 165 The Mayans also developed a system of _____________ and a written _______________ to record numbers and dates. Pg. 165 List two reasons why historians think the Maya culture may have collapsed. Pg. 165

The Aztecs The Inca Olmec Colossal head Aztec Legend Maya Numbers 20. Like the Mayan, ______________ were very important. Death and ______________ sacrifice was considered honorable. Pg. 166 21. The early Aztecs were _______________ and ___________________. pg. 165 22. The Aztecs were searching for a _______________ that they believed was promised to them by their sun god. pg. 165 23. According to legend, the gods told them to look for an ______________ atop a _____________ with a ___________ in its mouth. This would be the place for them to make their home. Pg. 167 24. This place was ___________________, the capital of the Aztec Empire, present day Mexico City. pg. 166 25. Most of the Aztec society were ____________________. pg. 166 26. Describe the life of Aztec boys and girls. pg. 166 27. List two similarities of the Aztecs and Mayas. pg. 167 Mexican Flag The Inca 28. The first empire in ______________ America was built by the _______________. pg. 160 29. The Inca lived in the ________________ Mountains. pg. 160 30. The capital of the Inca Empire was ____________________. pg. 160 31. How was the Inca society organized? Pg. 168 32. The Inca were polytheistic, they believed in __________ ___________. Pg. 168 33. What was the Incas method for doing math? Pg. 169 34. The Inca was skilled _____________________. Pg. 169 Olmec Colossal head Aztec Legend Maya Numbers