Chapter 22 Guided ReadingPart 1 Pages 273-277 of the Purple and Gold Book THIS MUST BE COMPLETED IN CLASS TODAY

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1. Who destroyed most of the written records of the early developments in the Americas? 2. What geographical feature was believed to be a land bridge 20,000 to 40,000 years ago? 3. How long ago did the people of the Americas begin to develop permanent settlements? 4. What two areas were the first to develop permanent settlements in the Americas? 5. What civilization emerged in the rainforests of the central Mexican Gulf coast? 6. What three important advances are the Olmec people credited with developing? 7. What modern-day country was home to the Mayans? 8. How many Mayan cities were linked together by trade and a common language? 9. Who were the rulers in Mayan culture? 10. What development made by the Mayans was more accurate than those used in Europe at the time? 11. When did Mayan culture begin to decline? 12. Who conquered the region of central and southern Mexico between 900 and 1300 AD? 13. What geographic landform was the location of the city of Tenochtitlan? 14. Who was the leader of the Aztec Empire at its height in the early 1500s? 15. Who defeated the Aztec Empire in August of 1521? 16. What mountain range was home to the Incan Empire? 17. What was the capital of the Incan Empire? 18. What shape were the stones the Incas used to build temples that even survived earthquakes? 19. What tool did the Inca use to keep records? 20. When did the Spanish arrive in the Incan Empire (along the coast of Peru)?