Geography
The Incas were located in what continent?
What is Peru,Bolivia,Chile
These people were at the bottom of the social hierarchy in the Aztecs, Incas, Mayans.
Who are peasants?
This person sat at the top of the Maya social hierarchy and ruled each city‑state
what is ajaw
This was the name of the first city founded by the Aztecs.
What is Tenochtitlán?
The Inka rose to power and built a vast empire in about this many years
What is 100 years
These two ancient civilizations lived in regions that today include Mexico and parts of Central America.
are the Aztecs and the Mayans
These civilizations—Aztec, Inca, and Maya were ruled by one person
Who is their Supreme ruler/leader?
Mayans believed their kings were?
what are divine beings
This extensive network was the impressive system created by the Inca Empire
What is the Inca road system
The Incas believed their kings were descendants of this god.
Who is the Sun God
This city, high in the Andes, served as the capital of the Inca Empire
Cusco
The emperor who expanded a small kingdom to a empire across South America.
Who is Pachacuti?
What is a quipu?
what is system of knotted strings
By studying the stars, Maya priests discovered
What are astronomical cycles
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521
Who was Hernán Cortés
This island city in Lake Texcoco served as the capital of the Aztec Empire.
What is Tenochtitlán
The emperor who ruled the Aztecs during their expansion.
Who is Montezuma I
What are farming, weaving, and construction?
were the main work done by commoners
These were built by the Aztecs so they could travel between their island capital and the mainland
What are causeways
The Maya civilization was made up of about this many independent city-states
What is 40
This lake in the Valley of Mexico was home to the island capital of the Aztec Empire.
What is Lake Texcoco
around this year the Aztecs came to power.
What is 1325 CE?
What are cenotes and reservoirs?
what is natural sinkholes
These step-like terraces built into mountainsides were used by Inca farmers to grow crops.
terraces
This group of hunters and warriors moved into
the Mexica