Aztec
Inca
Maya
Vocabulary
Mixed Bag
100
This is where the Aztec lived.
What is Mexico
100
This is where the Inca lived.
What is present day Peru in South America?
100
This is where the Maya lived.
What is Yukatan Peninsula in Meso-America (Central America)?
100
The way of life of a group of people
What is culture?
100
This empire existed in modern day Mexico. They built canals, used pointed sticks to plant seeds, and hunted wild animals for food.
Who were the Aztec?
200
This was the capital of the Aztec empire.
What is from Tenochtitlan?
200
The Inca sacrificed this animal to honor the gods.
What is the llama?
200
The writing system used by the Mayans
What is hieroglyphics?
200
Each of the three cultures worshipped many of these
What are gods?
200
Cuzco was the capital city of this empire.
What is Inca?
300
Why did the Aztec build cities on islands?
What is the land was swampy?
300
This major land feature is located where the Inca civilization was.
What is the Andes Mountains?
300
This was the capital of the Maya empire.
What is Tikal?
300
The staple crop of all 3 of these cultures.
What is maize?
300
The religious practice of killing humans and animals as offerings to the gods.
What is sacrifice?
400
The Aztec connected their capital city to the rest of their empire by building
What is a system of roads and bridges?
400
The Inca did not use these people to do their work.
What is slaves?
400
The Mayans built these structures to honor their gods.
What is the pyramids?
400
The Aztec and Maya used these beans as currency (money)
What is cacao?
400
All three civilization were conquered by the
What is Spanish?
500
The Aztec had one emperor over all civilization. True or False
True
500
The Inca used this type of farming to grow potatoes and corn in the mountains.
What is terrace farming?
500
The Maya calendar has this many days, just like our calendar.
What is 365?
500
Knotted strings used by the Inca to keep records
What are quipus?
500
This is a formal name for a Spanish conqueror. They were cruel and harsh with the native people.
What is conquistador?
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