1. 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
What is believed to be the oldest culture in Mesoamerica?___________________ Meso means ______________.
Based on ____________ and ____________, the Olmec lasted about 800 years.
The Olmec set up farms along the ________ of _______________ ________, 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 They worked together to plant ______, other crops, and to build cities. Pg 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

2. 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
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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
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