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38 Cards in this Set
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A large underground chamber used for religious ceremonies.
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Kiva
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A payment from conquered peoples
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Tribute
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Knotted, colored strings used for keeping records
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Quipu
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A dome shaped home made from snow and ice
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Igloo
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A type of ceremony in which a wealthy host distributes gifts to guest
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Potlatch
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What is the largest Mayan city?
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Tikal
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What city dominated the Valley of Mexico from A.D. 100 to A.D. 750?
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Teotihuacan
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What is the Aztec capital?
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Tenochtitlan
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Who is the Aztec sun god?
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Huitzilopochtli
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The earliest people who migrated to the Americans came from?
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Asia
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What civilization ruled an area that included the Andes Mountains?
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Incas
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Where did the earliest people who migrated to the Americas come from?
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Asia
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What civilization ruled an area that included the Andes Mountains?
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Incus
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What was the Incan road system primarily built for?
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For armies and news to move rapidly throughout the empire
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What were the Incan Chosen Women trained to do?
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Serve the Sun God
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Where did the earliest people who migrated to the Americas come from?
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Asia
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What civilization ruled an area that included the Andes Mountains?
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Incus
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What was the Incan road system primarily built for?
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For armies and news to move rapidly throughout the empire
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What were the Incan Chosen Women trained to do?
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Serve the Sun God
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What reflects the influence of Middle American civilization on North American cultures?
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potlatch
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The first people who migrated to North America came by way of a land bridge across the present-day?
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2
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Why did the Mayas develope a present day calander?
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Hold ceremonies at the correct moment
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The Mayan government is best described as?
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Each city had its own ruling chief
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The Incan empire included the?
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Andes Mountains
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Where did the earliest people who migrated to the Americas come from?
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Asia
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The first American civilization emerged along the
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l
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What civilization ruled an area that included the Andes Mountains?
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Incus
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What was the Incan road system primarily built for?
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For armies and news to move rapidly throughout the empire
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What were the Incan Chosen Women trained to do?
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Serve the Sun God
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What reflects the influence of Middle American civilization on North American cultures?
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potlatch
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The first people who migrated to North America came by way of a land bridge across the present-day?
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2
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Why did the Mayas develope a present day calander?
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Hold ceremonies at the correct moment
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The Mayan government is best described as?
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Each city had its own ruling chief
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The Incan empire included the?
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Andes Mountains
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What happened to people who were conqured by the Incas were?
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Sacrificed to the gods
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Who were people who united their empire with a road system that extended more than 12,000 miles?
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5
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Who made the eleborate clothing worn by the Sapa Inca?
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The Chosen Women
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Native Americans in North America developed different cultures that were influenced by the?
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5
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