Mayas
Where were the Maya located?
What is Mesoamerica?
This famous Inca site high in the mountains is often visited by tourists today. What is it called?
What is Machu Picchu?
The Aztecs had a huge central city that acted like a capital. What was its name?
What was Tenochitlan?
Name one city from the Maya Civilization
What is Tikal, Palenque, or Chichen Itza?
The Maya used a special writing system made of pictures and symbols. What is this writing system called?
What is Hieroglyph writing (glyphs) or hieroglyphs; codices were their books?
The Inca capital city was an important center. What was its name?
What is Cuzco?
What was special about the location of the Aztec capital city?
What is it was located on Lake Texcoco?
The Inca empire was divided into parts to help rule the land. Into how many provinces was the empire divided?
What is four provinces?
Maya priests and astronomers created an important system used to track time. Name one thing they developed.
What is the calendar? Also were advanced in mathematics and astronomy too.
The Inca did not have a typical written language. Instead they kept records with a system of colored, knotted strings. What is this system called?
What was Quipu? (colored, knotted strings)
The Aztec religion honored many gods, but which god was especially important?
What is the sun god?
Who was responsible for the downfall of the Aztecs?
Who is Hernan Cortes and the Spanish?
The Maya practiced many religious rituals. Besides animals, what did they sometimes sacrifice?
What are humans?
The Inca built a network to connect their empire across mountains. Name one type of infrastructure they constructed.
What are roads or bridges? (also terraces, mines—roads and bridges)
Name two common jobs or roles in Aztec society.
What are craftsmen, farmers, hunters, warriors, traders, merchants?
The Aztec ruler had great power similar to a king. What word describes their government as being like a single, unified rule?
What is a monarchy?
Each Maya city had its own ruler and government. What is the name for each independent city group led by a king?
What is a city-state?
The top of Inca society was the ruler known by a special title. What was the ruler called?
What was Sapa Inca?
What is the sacred image the Aztecs believed that is also on the Mexican flag today?
What is an eagle sitting on a cactus eating a snake?
Who was responsible for the downfall of the Inca?
Who was Francisco Pizarro and the Spanish?