Maya
What are the Maya known for (There are two answers)
Astronomical Calendars, Mathematical Systems
What were the Olmec known for
Large Colossal Heads
What was the name of the great Aztec capital city, built on an island in the middle of a lake?
Tenochtitlan
The Inca lived in the ___ Mountains
Andes
The Maya and Aztec civilizations used a system of writing based on pictures and symbols. What is this writing called?
Hieroglyphics
What main crop did they grow?
Maize/corn
Were the Olmec the earliest civilization? (True or False)
True
How did the Aztec Empire grow so wealthy and powerful?
By making conquered city-states pay heavy taxes and goods called tribute.
How did the Inca farm on steep mountain slopes?
By using terrace farming (cutting flat steps into the mountains
when were the Aztecs capital Tenochtitlan established
Around 1325
What famous ball game did the Maya play using their hips, knees, and elbows instead of hands?
Ulama the Mesoamerican ballgame
how tall were the stone colosal heads
More than 8 feet tall
What was the name of their developed agriculture system
Chinampas
What famous royal retreat or city did the Inca build high in the Andes?
Machu Picchu
Which famous and massive artifact is the Olmec civilization best known for carving out of heavy basalt rock?
The Olmecs are most famous for sculpting colossal stone heads weighing tons, often wearing tight-fitting caps or helmets.
Where did the Maya develop?
Central Mexico
what crops did the Olmec grow?
Maize, Beans, and Squash
Who was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519?
Hernan Cortez
What colorful, knotted string system did the Inca use to keep records and send messages since they had no written language?
Quipu
The Aztec built their giant capital city, Tenochtitlan, on top of what kind of geographical feature?
A Lake (Lake Texcoco) using floating gardens called chinampas
was the Maya civilization a single unified empire under one emperor (True or False)
False, it was a group of independent city-states
why do historians call the Olmec the "mother culture" of mesoamerica
they influenced later civilizations
Did the Aztec sacrifice people or animals
Both
What was the Inca's greatest achievement?
road systems
The Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca all thrived without utilizing certain "standard" technologies that were common in Europe and Asia at the same time—such as iron tools, draft animals (like horses or oxen for pulling loads), or wheeled vehicles for transport. Question: How did they manage to build massive pyramids, move giant stones, and feed millions of people without wheels or work animals?
They relied on human labor power, sophisticated engineering (like canals and waterways for moving heavy materials), organized tribute and labor systems, and foot transport across expertly engineered road networks