AZTEC
the Aztecs formed _________ _______ to help gain control of neighboring towns
military alliances
social group that most Mayas belonged to
farmers
use of Inca roads was limited to ________ and ___________
military
government officials
________ enabled the growth of civilizations all over the Americas
farming
the foundation of social life for Northeastern native people
clan
________ were just below priests in Aztec society
artisans
three types of buildings found in Maya cities
palaces
pyramids
temples
the Inca used ____ to unify their empire
language
first crop grown in Mesoamerica
maize
type of buildings that were common in Tenochtitlan were
temples
in addition to making human sacrifices, Aztecs also offered _____ to the gods
blood
it was difficult for the Maya to construct their buildings because
they did not have metal tools
three jobs available to lower-class Incas
farming
mining
soldiering
Olmec towns were _____ and _____ centers
religious
government
two groups that descended from the Anasazi
Hopi
Pueblo
three things that made the Aztecs rich
trading
tribute
war
best evidence for the decline of Maya civilizations
people moved away from the cities
roads helped expand the Inca Empire by
making it easier to move armies
the capture of the Inca king Atahualpa contributed to the fall of the Inca Empire because
the Spanish killed him, which left the Inca without their leader
two possible reasons for the decline of Maya civilization
the demands of rulers
natural disasters
this most enabled the Aztecs to create an empire
they formed military alliances
two possible reasons (listed on your study guide) for the decline of Maya civilization
the demands of rulers
natural disasters
the capture of the Inca king Atahualpa contributed to the fall of the Inca Empire because
the Spanish killed him, which left the Inca without their leader
this led the Spanish to attack the Inca
Atahualpa refused to become a Christian
two groups that descended from the Anasazi
Hopi
Pueblo