Aztec
Inca
Maya
Spanish
Mics.
100
The Aztecs believed the only way to appease the gods was to ________________________.
sacrifice humans
100
Where did the Inca build their great civilization?
the Andes Mountains of South America
100
One great Mayan accomplishment was the _______________.
calendar
100
Who was Hernan Cortes?
the man who conquered the Aztec Empire
100
____________ was a staple food for Mesoamerican culture.
maize (corn)
200
Tenochtitlan was the Aztec _____________.
capital city
200
The Inca grew crops on step-like fields on hill sides called _________________.
terraced-fields
200
Where did the Maya live?
Yucatan Peninsula (Mesoamerica)
200
How were the Spanish able to defeat the mighty Aztec and Inca Empires?
- advanced weapons and horses - disease - kidnapped and killed their leaders
200
What were the Spanish explorers called?
conquistadors
300
In order to farm on Lake Texcoco, the Aztec created __________________.
chinampas or floating gardens
300
What was the purpose of the Inca quipu?
to keep records
300
What happened to the Maya civilization?
Archeologist believe they disappeared from their cities because of disease, drought, and civil wars.
300
What were the Spanish looking for when they came to the New World?
gold and new land to colonize
300
Which 2 ancient civilizations lived in Mesoamerica?
Aztec and Maya
400
What did the Aztec use for money?
cocoa beans
400
The Inca constructed a vast system of _________ that connected their large empire.
roads
400
The Maya were organized into ____________ with no major capital.
city-states
400
Which 2 ancient civilizations were conquered by the Spanish?
the Aztec and the Inca
400
How did the 1st Americans come to the Americas?
crossed the Bearing Land Bridge
500
Where did the Aztecs settle?
Lake Texcoco, Valley of Mexico
500
The Inca built the _________ ancient civilization in the Americas.
largest
500
The Maya shared many of the same cultural characteristics with the Aztec because of ____________.
-cultural diffusion- climate, crops, religion, games, etc.
500
How was Cortes able to defeat the Aztecs?
-made alliances with Aztec enemy tribes -Aztecs were weak from disease -advanced weapons
500
What lasting impact did the Spanish have on the Inca and the Aztec?
were forced to work for the Spanish, learn Spanish and practice Catholicism
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