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18 Cards in this Set
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Name the longest mountain range in the world
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Andes Mountain
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Describe the Altiplano
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a region of plateaus and planes high in the mountains
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what are some of the reasons people settled by Lake Titicaca
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supports crops, climate is normal, fishing and transportation.
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name some land forms found in South America
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mountains planes plateaus srubland rainforest grasslands highlands desserts wetlands valley
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How is the land in central and southern America different from the land in the north
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an area of planes
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why didn't the early south American people create large scale civilizations
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it's hard to unite people separated by forest and rugged lands
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name some facts about Chavin art
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known for fantastic images pottery carvings and jaguar
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compare the Mochica and the Chavin civilizations
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-both great artist
-survived around 700 years -both lived in rivervalley |
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Where did the Mochica and the and Chavin live
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Peru
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What are the Mochica and Chavin best known for today?
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art
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Describe the Mochica city-state:
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-flat top pyramids
-stone court yard plazas |
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What mystery still remains unsolved about the Mochica and the Chavin civilizations?
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how it ended
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what do archeologists believe Machu Picchu was?
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a religious center
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Name the capital of the Incas empire:
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Cuzzco
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Who were the most successful empires of the Inca's civilization?
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Machu Picchu and Manco Capac
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How did the Incas keep their vast empire unified?
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Effected form of government fourteen thousand miles of road
officials supervised the people |
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why are the Incas remembered as fine stone workers?
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they cut stones to fit together so tightly they didn't need cement between
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Name the achievements of the Incas:
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-built 14,000 miles of road
-dug tunnels through rock -made sacred rope bridges |
