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Bellringers

Bellringers. Which ancient civilization would you like to learn more about and why? Mayas, Aztecs, Incas, Mound Builders, Anasazi, or Pueblo Get your Chapter 3 Notes in the correct order, stapled, with your name on them to turn in tomorrow before your test Chapter 3-1 (G. O.)

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Bellringers

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  1. Bellringers • Which ancient civilization would you like to learn more about and why? • Mayas, Aztecs, Incas, Mound Builders, Anasazi, or Pueblo • Get your Chapter 3 Notes in the correct order, stapled, with your name on them to turn in tomorrow before your test • Chapter 3-1 (G. O.) • Chapter 3-2 (G. O.) • Chapter 3-3

  2. Bellringer • What are three facts you have learned from this chapter? • Put your Chapter 3 Notes in the tray

  3. Chapter 3- The Ancient Americas Test Review

  4. To honor the gods, the Mayas held great • Mound-building contests • Quipus • Festivals • Sacrifices

  5. The Incas created fortresses and cities out of closely fitting • Brick • Stone • Adobe • Bronze

  6. The Mayas developed a system of writing of using • 365 characters • Hieroglyphs • The same letters we use • Stone pens

  7. Besides communication, the main purpose of Incan roads was to • Keep workers busy • Remind later people of the Incas • Use up tax money • Allow the army to travel quickly

  8. Who was at the bottom of Aztec society? • Artisans • Warriors • Farmers • Slaves

  9. One Incan ruler unified his empire by making everyone use • Quechua • Terraces • Conch shells • A calendar

  10. Where was the large city of Cahokia? • What is now Illinois • Mexico • What is now the Southwest United States • South America

  11. The Anasazi used canals to water crops because they • Needed to defend their homes • Wanted to please the spirits • Needed room for apartments • Had settled in a dry land

  12. The Anasazi altered the environment by building • Roadways • Terraces • Canals • Bridges

  13. The Anasazi and Pueblo sometimes built villages on • Mesas • Kachinas • Floating islands • Artificial mounds

  14. Because the climate of the Southwest, the Pueblos held ceremonies asking spirits to • Bring sunny days • Plant corn and beans • Build kivas • Send rain

  15. The serpent mound of Ohio served as a(n) • City • Temple • Symbol of the Mound Builders’ beliefs • Aqueduct

  16. Mayan civilization declined when they • Were conquered by the Aztecs • Left their cities • Invented the calendar • Stopped sacrificing humans

  17. The Incas increased farmland by building • Roads and bridges • Army supply stations • Huge cities on mountainsides • Canals and terraces

  18. The Aztecs gained a huge empire by • Warring against others • Making treaties • Taking empty land • Trading peacefully

  19. Incan officials kept records on • Quechua • Quipus • Stone tablets • Bronze plates

  20. One Incan ruler unified the empire by sending people into newly conquered lands to • Take the population prisoner • Search out Aztec priests • Carry messages to his army • Teach Incan customs

  21. The Aztecs grew wealthy because they made conquered people • Pay tributes • Worship their gods • Live in Tenochtitlan • Farm on water

  22. Remember to study the questions at the end of each section that we review EVERY day!!! • Also look over the maps at the beginning and end of the chapters

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