Olmec
What was an important crop for the Olmec?
A. Carrots
B. Maize
C. Onions
D. Watermelon
B. Maize (corn)
Where were the Inca civilization located
They were located in South America In The Andes Mountains
What is the capital city of Aztec?
Tenochtitlan
Where were the Mayans located?
They were located in Mexico and Central America
What is the similarity between the Aztecs and the Inca?
They are both influenced by the Olmec?
What did the Olmec influence?
The civilization that came after them
Knotted cords used to record information.
What is a tribute?
Goods or resources conquered peoples were required to give their rulers.
What did they create?
A. Chinampas
B. Quipu
C. Sophisticated calendars
D. Terrace Farming
C. Sophisticated calendars
What is the difference between the Olmec and Mayans?
The Olmec were mostly known just for their colossal stone heads while the Maya were known for their advanced writing system, mathematics and astronomy.
What did they build?
They built farming communities and religious centers.
What is terrance farming?
Creating flat farming areas on hills or mountains.
What is a chinampa
AN artificial farming area used by Aztecs
What planet did the Maya really study?
Venus
What is the difference between the way the Aztec studied astronomy and the way the Maya studied astronomy?
The Aztec studied the Sun and the Maya studied Venus.
What are the Olmec mostly known for?
They are mostly known for their giant colossal stone heads and because they are the earliest civilization out of the four that we studied.
What is the capital of Inca?
Cuzco
Why did the Aztec Empire fall?
2. Disease
Both from the Spanish
How were the Maya organized?
Lived in independent city-states
I am known for creating something new and farming was something that we were famously known for.
Inca
Why was the Olmec called Mother Culture ?
They later influenced other Mesoamerican civilization, Including Maya and Aztecs
What did terrace farming allow them to do?
Reduce erosion.
Make better use of mountainous land.
What are some of the things they became powerful by?
1. Warfare.
2. Conquest
3. Alliances
4. Tribute from the conquered peoples
What is the Mayans major advancements?
mathematics
Writing
Astronomy
Calendars
Architecture
Difference between Aztecs and Maya
The Maya were independent city states without a specified ruler while the Aztecs were a powerful monarchy ruled empire.