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NAME DATE Guided Reading
CLASS netw rks
The First Americans
Lesson 2 Cities and Empires
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How do civilizations rise and fall?
Great Civilizations of Mexico, Central
America, and South America
Answering Questions As you read the section, answer the
questions below.
2. Explaining Give three reasons why the great civilizations
of Mexico, Central America, and South America were
considered advanced.
3. Paraphrasing Give a short summary of what you read
about the Olmec culture.
4. Listing Name three types of food that Maya farmers
cultivated.
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1. Listing Name four great ancient civilizations, or highly
developed societies, of Mexico, Central America, and South
America.
NAME DATE Guided Reading Cont.
CLASS netw rks
The First Americans
5. Describing Explain the political structure of Maya society,
including what type of leaders it had.
6. Identifying List some of the advances and
accomplishments made in Maya society.
7. Specifying The Maya civilization carried on an extensive
trade network. Name several specific types of goods that
the Maya traded.
9. Explaining Explain why Tenochtitlán was an amazing feat
of engineering.
10. Speculating How do you think the Aztec Empire became
so large and powerful?
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8. Summarizing Briefly explain why the Aztec decided to
build their capital city of Tenochtitlán in the middle of Lake
Texcoco.
NAME DATE CLASS Guided Reading Cont.
netw rks
The First Americans
The Great Inca Civilization
Identifying Fill in the missing information to complete the
chart about the Inca Empire.
Category
Answer
1.
2.
Cuzco
4.
Eligible for army draft
Clubs, spears, spiked copper
balls on ropes, slings and stones
5.
Types of crops
6.
7.
Transportation system
religious site hidden up in the
Andes Mountains
8.
9.
Quechua
System of recordkeeping
10.
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Location
Area covered
3.