Religious Ideas/Practices
What religious practice were the Aztecs known for?
Human sacrifice, sacrificed thousands a year, performing sacrifices on top of temples for Gods
What is a chinampa?
An artificial, floating island created by the Aztecs to increase farmland
What were the 3 social classes in Inca Society
1. Emperor
2. Nobles
3. Commoners
Who was the military and religious leader of the Inca empire?
The emperor
Polythesistic/Polytheisim
List 3 main Aztec crops
Beans, squash, chili peppers, avocado, maize, potatoes
The Inca people paid in labor rather than money, what was that system called?
The Mit'a system
What was the vision sent to the Aztecs that indicated where they should settle?
An eagle, sitting on a cactus, with a snake in its mouth
How did human sacrifice affect the Aztecs' relationship with the other city states?
Intimidated other city states, made other city states not want to challenge them.
How did the Incas use the mountainous region to their advantage for farming?
Used terraces climbing upward, strips of land for farming, vertical economy
How did the Aztecs express ideas/information without a written language?
Through oral storytelling and public speaking.
How did the Incas keep records?
Used the Quipu, knots representing numbers or records
Who was the chief God in the Inca religion?
Inti, their Sun God.
Describe the purpose of aqueducts and dikes in the Aztec Empire
Describe the role of the Ayllus in Inca Society
Groups of families who produced/gathered resources to be distributed throughout the whole community
Which society mummified their emperors when they died?
The Incas
Why did the Aztecs believe that human sacrifice was necessary?
The Aztecs believed that sacrifice would feed or please the Gods, and that without sacrifice the sun would not rise, and therefore farming would not be successful.
Describe how a vertical economy works in the Inca society
People at the top had different responsibilities than the people at the bottom, they all had to rely on each other
What were the responsibilities of the calpullis and the ayllus?
They both were groups of families who were in charge of creating/producing a certain kind of product or labor
How did roads help connect/unify the Inca empire?
Roads allowed for efficient travel, allowing messengers quick trips to deliver messages, establishing a great communication system.