Religion
Were Mayans Monotheistic or Polytheistic
What is Polytheistic?
Most popular crop is mesoamerica
What is corn (maize)
Where is the Aztec Empire located?
What is Central Mexico
Aztec floating gardens
What is chinampas?
Spanish Conquistador who fought the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Major Aztec practice regarding humans
What are human sacrifices?
Luxury crop
What is Cacao?
Capital city of the Aztecs
What is Tenochitlan
Numbers that the Mayans counted to
What is 1-20
Biggest cause of Aztec decline
What is disease?
Mayan god of Rain
Who is Chaac?
Made for ceremonies such as burials, rituals, and festivals
What are masks?
The lake the capital sits on
What is Lake Texcoco?
Who was Montezuma?
Year the Spanish arrived on Aztec Shores
What is 1519?
Mayan god of Death
Who is Ah Puch? (Ah-Pwash)
Large stone structures
What are Temples/Pyramids
Smallest modern country that was part of the Maya
What is Belize
Amount of days for Mayan religious calendar
What is 260?
Aztec Triple Alliance was
(Bonus 100 for who they defeated)
What is Tenochtitlan-Texcoco-Tlacopan?
What is Tepanec Empire?
Mayan god of Wind
Who is Kukulkan?
Mayan folding books
What are codicies?
Ancient name for the region
What is Mesoamerica?
Original name of the Aztecs
What is Mexica? (Me-shi-ka)
Time period when Maya began to disappear
What is 900 AD?