UNIT 5 STUDY GUIDE (click to download)
THE AMERICAS
TERMS TO KNOW:
Clovis, NM
Maize
Olmec
Zapotec
Cenote
Popol Vuh
Toltecs
Obsidian
Quetzalcoatl
Huitzilopochtli
Tenochtitlán
Montezuma II
The Nazca
The Moche
Inti
Pachacuti
Quechua
Ayllu
Mita
Chasquiz
Quipu
Viracocha
- Chapter 9-1
Clovis, NM
Maize
- Chapter 9-2
Olmec
Zapotec
- Chapter 16-2
Cenote
Popol Vuh
- Chapter 16-3
Toltecs
Obsidian
Quetzalcoatl
Huitzilopochtli
Tenochtitlán
Montezuma II
- Chapter 9-3
The Nazca
The Moche
- Chapter 16-4
Inti
Pachacuti
Quechua
Ayllu
Mita
Chasquiz
Quipu
Viracocha
Critical Thinking To Consider:
- How important was the physical environment to the development of civilizations in the Americas? How did it affect contact between Mesoamerica and Andean America?
- What are the critical similarities and differences between the religious beliefs of the Maya, Aztec, and Incan Civilizations?
- What seemed to be important to the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan people? (Consider government structure, religion, art/culture, etc…)
- Who seemed to be the most “advanced” of the early American civilizations? Support your answer. How important is the timeline to this answer?