The Maya
This peninsula is where the Maya civilization was located.
The Yucatan Peninsula
This famous Aztec capital was built on an island.
This mountain range ran right through the middle of the Inca Empire.
What are the Andes Mountains?
Both the Maya and Aztec based their daily lives around this central theme.
What is religion?
A group of lands or countries under the control of one single ruler.
What is an empire?
You might find these sports arenas in the ruins of a Maya city.
What are Ball Courts?
Before they built their grand empire, the Aztec lived this lifestyle.
What were nomadic wanderers?
This animal played a very big part in the life and culture of the Inca.
What is the llama?
This Spanish leader invaded and conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Moving around often in search of food.
These were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities.
What are Pyramids
This man was the Aztec ruler in the year 1519.
Who is Moctezuma II?
The Inca used this knotted string tool to record information.
What is a quipu?
The Maya were a collection of these that fought with each other.
What are city-states?
A city that acts as its own independent political state with its own government.
What is a city-state?
The Maya built this system using pictures or symbols for sounds and ideas.
What are hieroglyphs?
The Aztec were best known for being these types of fighters.
Who are fierce warriors?
The Inca were able to farm on steep slopes because they cut these into the land.
What are terraces?
This person was an important tax collector and matchmaker for the Incas.
Who was He-Who-Sees Everything?
A body's ability to stay free of illness after being exposed to a sickness.
What is immunity?
The Maya developed these three major intellectual achievements.
What are a system of numbers, an accurate calendar, and a system of writing?
This is the main reason why the Aztec started wars so often.
What is: to get prisoners for human sacrifice?
This unique feature describes how Inca stonework was put together.
What is: not using mortar?
Moctezuma and Atahualpa had this unfortunate thing in common.
Who were emperors taken hostage by the Spanish inventors?
A special journey taken by a group with a clear goal or purpose.
What is an expedition?