The Maya
Writing system of the Mayans.
What is Glyphs?
What is the capital city of The Inca?
What is Cusco?
Who was the father of the Aztec Empire?
What is Montezuma?
Cultural region between the 2 continents (Mexico & Central America).
What is Mesoamerica?
How many miles did the Incan civilization expand?
a.3,000 miles
b.2,500 miles
c.1,500 miles
d.2,000 miles
b.2,500 miles
Ancient times, before the Middle Ages (before 500 A.D.). What is this time period known as.
What is Antiquity?
Who is Viracocha?
The creator of Inca Religion.
What is the capital city of The Aztec.
What is Tenochtitlan?
One of the first civilizations to emerge.
What is the Olmec?
What sport did the Mayan's play in courts.
What is ulama?
What does Polytheistic mean?
Worshiped gods of nature and had elaborate religious ceremonies and rituals
What advancements did the Incan civilization make?
Sophisticated calendars, textiles, ceramics, medical practices & surgical techniques, terraced agriculture, used coca leaves for medicine & religious ceremonies, Mummification.
What role did Cuauhtémoc play in defending the Aztec?
He took over as emperor & drove the Spaniards from the city
Person who formed an alliance with the Texcocans & Tacubans to defeat their rival the Tepanec.
What is Itzcoatl?
How may people had lived in Tenochtitlan at its peak?
140,000 people.
What happened by the time Spanish invaders arrived to Mayan territory?
Most of the Maya were living in agricultural villages, with their great cities hidden in the rainforest.
How did the Incas keep track of records without a written language?
Knotted cords used to keep track of historical and accounting records. Depend on the accounts of others/outsiders
What was the time period of the Aztec civilization?
1300-1521
Who invented the calendar.
The Olmec created the first calendars. How ever, the Mayan's created the better, more sophisticated version. Both could be considered correct.
"According to current understanding, the Mesoamerican calendar is believed to have originated with the Olmec civilization, making them the likely inventors of the calendar system in the region;. While the Maya are well known for their sophisticated calendar usage, they developed and refined the system further based on the earlier Olmec foundations."
What were the primary sources of food and sustenance for the Aztec?
Maize. Beans, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, and avocados, fishing & hunting local animals were also important.
What Happened to the Mayan Civilization?
We aren’t really sure but by 900 A.D. Mayan civilization in southern lowland regions had collapsed. May have exhausted the environmen, Warfare, Environmental change. Some of the Maya cities in the Yucatan continued to flourish until around 1500
Who is Pachacuti and how did he influence the Incan Empire.
Pachacuti was one of the Inca’s most influential rulers. Military campaigns extended the kingdom. Established a practice where rulers are prevented from inheriting the possessions of their predecessors. Encouraged later rulers to conquer new lands & accumulate wealth.
Describe the first part of The Fall of the Aztecs.
Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba arrived with 3 ships & 100 men in early 1517. Returned to Cuba - reports prompted the Spanish governor Diego Velasquez to send a larger force back under the command of Hernan Cortes. 1519 - Cortes lands in Tobasco where he learned about the great Aztec Empire from the natives.
List 3 of the 5 longest rivers in the world.
The Amazon, the Missouri/Mississippi, the Nile, the Yangtze, & Yenisei–Baikal–Selenga River (Asia).
What are 3 similarities and 3 differences of the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations?
Similarities
Well organized gov’ts, Complex religions (polytheistic), Job specialization, Social classes, Architecture/art, Public works, Adapted to their environment, & Farming.
Differences
Differing economic & political patterns, Mayans = city-states, Inca & Aztecs = large empires, Farming Techniques.