Aztec Life
Inca Life
Religiongion
Leaders
Conquest
100


  • What was the name of the Aztec capital city?



  • Tenochtitlán


100


  • What was the capital of the Inca Empire?



  • Cuzco


100


  • What kind of religion did both the Aztecs and Incas have?


  • Polytheism (belief in many gods)


100


  • Who was the Aztec ruler when the Spanish arrived?



  • Montezuma II


100


  • Who conquered the Aztecs



  • Hernán Cortés


200
  • What crop was most important to the Aztecs?
  • Corn
200


  • What did the Incas use to keep records?



  • Quipu (knotted strings)


200


  • Who was the Aztec sun god?



  • Huitzilopochtli


200


  • Who was the last Inca emperor?


Atahualpa

200


  • Who conquered the Incas?



  • Francisco Pizarro


300
  • What farming technique did the Aztecs use?
  • Chinampas (floating gardens
300


  • What farming method did the Incas use in the mountains?



  • Terrace farming


300


  • What did the Aztecs do to please the gods?



  • Human sacrifices


300


  • What powers did Aztec emperors have?



  • They ruled the military, religion, and government


300


  • What disease helped the Spanish defeat both empires?



  • Smallpox


400


  • What type of homes did most Aztecs live in?



  • Adobe or mud-brick houses


400


  • What was a key feature of Inca architecture?



  • Stone buildings without mortar (fit perfectly)


400


  • Who was the main Inca god?



  • Inti, the sun god


400



    • How did Inca leaders keep control of their large empire?




  • Dividing it into regions and using messengers


400


  • What weapon gave the Spanish an advantage?



  • Guns and steel swords


500


  • What were Aztec schools mainly for?



  • Training boys for religion, military, and leadership


500


  • What was the Inca road system called?



  • Qhapaq Ñan


500


  • How did religion influence the Aztec and 



  • Inca empires?


500


  • How did both empires view their rulers?



  • As god-like or chosen by the gods


500


  • What happened to the native empires after the Spanish came?



  • They were destroyed and controlled by Spain


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