Inca
Facts
Facts
What continent was the Inca Empire located on?
South America
Who was Inti?
The Sun God
The Maya used ________ as their writing system
hieroglyphics/ hieroglyphs
Mesoamerica can also be called
Middle America or Central America
The Inca believed that their people came from....
Inti the Sun God
What was one disadvantage of living in the mountains?
Prone to earthquakes
What did the Inca call their leader?
Sapa Inca
One of the Maya's advancements was in mathematics- what was it?
The idea of zero
A group of people with their own culture and way of living
Civilization
The Maya believed that their people came from....
Corn!
Vertical Farming is.....
farming at different altitudes
Shared by a group or community is also known as....
What was the name of the peninsula the Maya were located on?
The Yucatan Peninsula
An independent city and sometimes its surrounding territory which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries.
City-State
True or False: The Maya civilization and their culture is still present today
True
When a new Sapa Inca was appointed, what did he have to do?
Conquer his own land so it belonged to him
The Mit'a System is a....
Public duty tax
The Mayan calendar was centered around what?
Agriculture/astronomy
A system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance and power (may be influenced by their wealth, occupation, education / status).
Social Hierarchy
The Quipu is a _________ data system that used knots tied in strings
Numerical
What was the biggest advancement of the Inca?
Their extensive road system
The basic unit of Incan society is called....
Allyu
How much older are the Maya than the Inca?
About 3,000 years older
Like the ancient Greeks, Maya city-states were ____________ through a belief in the same gods.
connected
The Maya were considered the most advanced civilization prior to the ________ ____________.
Spanish Conquest