True or False
All three civilizations worshipped gods and goddesses.
True!
All three civilizations ate corn that they called what?
Maize
The Inca believed that men and women could hold equal power. The other two civilizations believed that only ____ could be warriors, leaders, and priests.
Men
Which civilization believed in using very bright colors in their art and even created a new shade of blue dye?
The Maya
The Inca and the Aztecs had a ________ that ruled over their empire.
Emperor
The Inca created a system of math and writing, and the other civilizations built on those systems instead of creating their own.
False - the Maya created the first math and writing!
None of the civilizations had guns; they all had to carve weapons out of what? (They also used this material to carve shrines to their gods)
Stone (Extra 200 points for Obsidian)
This civilization declined because of droughts.
The Maya
Which civilization created suspension bridges, roads, and freeze-drying food?
The Inca.
City-State
Pok a Tok was a game played by the Maya.
True!
The Aztecs created what type of water garden out of the lake bottom of Lake Texcoco?
The "Sapa Inca" meant what?
The highest King! (Inca literally meant King).
The Maya believed the first people were made from _______, then wood, then corn.
Clay
The Inca lived between this mountain range and the ocean.
The Andes Mountains.
Ancient Civilizations thought that human sacrifices were bad.
False!
Which civilization was located completely in South America (not Mesomerica)?
The Inca!
Which two civilizations declined because of the diseases from the Spanish?
***Daily Double: If you can tell me which Spanish Conquistadors conquered these civilizations ***
The Aztec and the Inca
***Cortez and Pizzaro
The Aztecs created causeways and what type of heated relaxation system?
Saunas
The three early American civilizations are known as Pre-____________ civilizations.
Columbian
The Yucatan Peninsula covers 5 countries.
True! - Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.
The capital of the Maya was Chichen Itza. The capital of the Aztecs was Tenochtitlan. What was the capital of the Inca?
Machu Pichu (Cuzco)
The Aztecs believed you could move social classes to become a noble if you did what?
Captured 4 or more people during battles.
The Maya created a _____ after looking at the stars, planets, and sun cycles that continued until the modern year 2012.
A calendar
What are the 5 Letters that make up our way of writing a simple summary of a chapter?
SWBST - Somebody wanted but so then