Maya 1
What is corn with differently colored hard kernels called?
Maize
How did the Maya adapt to and change their environment during the Classic Age?
Used resources for building materials, traded, hillside (terrace) farming
Who did the Maya give their blood to?
Their gods
What two things did merchants in Aztec society do?
Traded and were spies for the emperor
How did the Aztecs get people to sacrifice?
They'd fight in battles to get prisoners to sacrifice
What did trade do for Maya villages?
Made them grow into cities
List out the Maya upper class
1. King
2. Priests
3. Rich Merchants
4. Warriors
What were the 2 Maya calendars and what were they used for?
365 day calendar for farming
260 day calendar for religious events
What is a causeway? What did they do for the Aztecs?
Raised road above water or wet ground, made travel and trade easier
List Aztec cultural achievements (4 of them)
1. Embroidery
2. Making stone pyramids
3. Calendar
4. Oral tradition and the telling of riddles
How were Maya cities linked? Was there an emperor?
They were linked through trade, and there was no emperor. Each city had its own king
Who were in the Maya lower class? What were their roles?
Men and women, farming families.
Women: cared for children, cooked, made yarn, wove cloth
Men: farmed, hunted, crafted tools
Where did the Aztecs migrate from?
Northern Mexico
What's a chinampa?
Floating garden used by the Aztecs
Who led the conquistadors? Who did Emperor Moctezuma think he was?
Hernan Cortez, Moctezuma thought he was the god Quetzalcoatl
What did they trade from the lowlands? What about the highlands?
Lowlands: cotton and cacao
Highlands: jade and obsidian
How did the lower class Maya pay their rulers?
What 3 things made the Aztecs powerful?
War, tribute, and trade
List the Aztec upper class
1. Emperor
2. Nobles (tax collectors, judges, government officials)
3. Warriors and priests
4. Merchants and artisans
How did Moctezuma welcome the conquistadors?
With gold and gifts
Who was King Pacal? What did he do?
King of Palenque. Had a temple built to record his achievements
What kind of people were sacrificed to the gods?
Prisoners caught in battle
What did the Aztec lower class have to pay in tribute to their rulers?
Paid tribute in cotton, gold, and food
Did the Aztecs have a lot of gods like the Maya?
Yes
How did the Aztec empire end?
Conquistadors came back and got help from angry Aztecs. Better weapons, horses, and disease helped them win