Writing and Records
The Maya used this system of symbols to write.
What are hieroglyphics?
This crop was the most important food for both civilizations.
What is maize (corn)?
The Maya built these tall structures for ceremonies.
What are pyramids?
This Aztec emperor was defeated by Hernán Cortés.
Who is Montezuma II?
The Maya lived mostly in this region.
What is Central America/Yucatán Peninsula?
The Aztecs recorded history and religion in these painted books.
What are codices?
The Aztecs built these floating gardens to grow crops.
What are chinampas?
The Aztecs believed this god needed human sacrifices.
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
The Maya lived in these independent political units.
What are city-states?
The Aztecs built their capital on this type of landform.
What is an island in a lake?
The Maya created this accurate system to track time.
What is the calendar?
The Maya grew crops in this type of environment.
What is the rainforest/jungle?
The Maya rain god was called this.
Who is Chaac?
The Aztec capital city was called this.
What is Tenochtitlán?
The Maya traded this valuable stone for jewelry.
What is jade?
Maya writing was carved into these stone monuments.
What are stelae?
The Aztecs used this bean to make a bitter drink.
What is cacao?
The Aztecs built this massive temple in Tenochtitlán.
What is the Templo Mayor?
This Spanish conquistador led the defeat of the Aztecs.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
The Aztecs used this system to move goods around their empire.
What are causeways and canals?
The Aztecs used this material to make paper for writing.
What is bark (amatl paper)?
The Maya used this technique to clear land for farming.
What is slash-and-burn agriculture?
The Maya believed their gods controlled this important part of life.
What is nature/weather?
The Maya civilization ended before Europeans arrived, but one reason was this.
What are drought and warfare?
The Maya and Aztecs both had this type of social structure.
What is a hierarchy (classes)?