The Mayans were located on the ____________________.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula
100
The Aztecs founded their capital when they saw a ________ on a _____________, eating a ______________.
What are: Eagle, Cactus, Snake
100
The Incan empire was located _________________, in modern day _________,___________,___________, and ______________
What are the Andes Mountains
Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia
100
This was the name of the large ships that carried the Conquistadors across the Atlantic from Spain
What are Galleons
100
This is the name of the required military service of the Incan Empire
What is "mita"
200
The Mayan civilization was organized into _____________, each led by a _________________.
What are "City-States" and "Halach Uinic"
200
This man was the Emperor of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived.
Who is Montezuma
200
The capital of the Incan Empire was _____________, 45 miles away was the Sapa Inca's personal retreat, the cloud city of ______________
What is Cuzco,
Machu Pichu
200
The name of the Mayan Ball Game, and two important uses of the game.
What is Pok-a-Tok
Proxy War, religious (sacrifices)
200
This was the name of the Inca Sun God
Who is Inti?
300
The Mayans Maize fields were known as ________-
What are "milpas"
300
The Aztec capital of ______________ was built in Lake ____________.
What are: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco
300
This was the staple crop of the Incas.
What are potatoes
300
This Incan emperors name meant "he who shakes the earth"
Who is Pachacuti
300
**************Race********************
First team with a correct answer wins. Write your answer in Mayan figures.
' ' ' + ' ' ' ' =
400
These are four responsibilities of Mayan Priests.
What are:
1.) religious (sacrifice/interpreting the will of the gods/foretelling the future/leading religious ceremonies,) 2.) mathematics,
3.) astronomy,
4.) calendar
5.) Doctors
6.) Teachers
400
The Aztecs were Conquered by __________ in _______
Hernan Cortes, 1521
400
The Incan Empire was conquered by this man
Who is Francisco Pizarro
400
The Incas used these to create farmable land on the steep mountain slopes of the Andes.
What are agricultural terraces
400
List 4 causes of the decline of Mayan civilization
*******Short Answer Extravaganza*********
(Every group can answer)
-Explain the significance of the number 3 to Mayan women, and 4 to Mayan men.
-In your answer include when and how this is first celebrated.
3- 3 stones of the fireplace, [3 months of age]
4- 4 sides of the milpas (maize fields) [4 months of age]
In both ceremonies, the tools that women and men would use throughout their lives were placed in the child's hands.
500
**********Creation Story Extravaganza***********
All teams play.
Explain the story of the Aztec Sun God. What is his name, how did the moon and stars get in the sky, and how does this influence Aztec culture?
Hummingbird on the Left, needs blood to have the strength to battle the stars/moon every night
500
Quipos and chasquis were used because:
What are: No system of writing (Quipos)
No wheel/horses (chasquis)
500
This was the name of the Native American woman who served as Cortes' interpreter
Who is Malinche
500
Hernan Cortes was confused with this Aztec god when he first arrived in 1519.