Mayans
True or False:
Mayans performed MANY sacrifices to appease their gods, sometimes even humans.
True! They believed the blood of a sacrifice made the gods happy.
True or False:
Native American Tribes lived in South America
False. They lived in North America!
True or False:
Aztecs lived in Mexico
True! They lived in what is now modern day Mexico City.
Name of the main sun god their worshipped.
Inti
Native name for corn.
Maize
What was the Mayans' main crop?
Maize/Corn
What was the worship of their religion mostly focused on?
A.) Nature
B.) The sun
C.) Buffalo
D.) Snakes
A.) Nature. Anything to do with farming, all animals, and the Earth.
What form of government did the Aztecs have?
Monarchy. There was 1 King in charge!
Llama/Alpaca
Buildings and creations that show a civilizations' culture and beliefs.
Arts & Architecture
In what part of Mexico did the Mayans life?
Yucatan Peninsula
Which of the cultural groups lived in teepees and hunted buffalo nomadically?
Plains Tribe
Who was the conqueror of the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Name of the spanish conquistador that conquered the Incas.
Francisco Pizarro
A spanish conqueror of the Americans.
Conquistador
What was the name of the sacred bird that they collected feathers from for the King's headdress?
Quetzal
Which of the cultural groups lived in pueblos?
The Southwest Tribes.
What were Chinampas that the Aztecs created?
True or False: Incas had no WRITTEN language.
True. They didn't use hieroglyphics, but rather they used the quipu to record information.
Farming technique that uses stairstep-like features on mountains to sustainably grow crops.
Terrace
True or False: the Mayans came to an end thanks to the Conquistadors of Spain.
FALSE! Actually, most of the Mayan temples were abandoned for an unknown reason. Historians are unsure as to how their civilization collapsed.
Which of the 10 North American Cultural Groups is Ohio located within?
Northeast
Approximately what century were the Aztecs thought to have come to an end?
A.) 200 AD
B.) 500 AD
C.) 1500 AD
D.) 2000 AD
C.) 1500 AD
They were officially conquered and their empire fell in 1521.
Who was the final Sapa Inca of the Incas?
A.) Pachacuti
B.) Atahualpa
C.) Manco Capac
D.) Cusco
B.) Atahualpa who met an unfortunate end thanks to Francisco Pizzaro.
Pipe or channel that brings water from one location to another, usually for farming.
Aqueduct