Geography
Where did the first Americans came from?
They came from Asia.
Why did the Aztecs practice human sacrifice?
To satisfy their gods.
Aztec achievement in art:
Aztec Calendar Stone
Why was the Mita System important to the Incan empire?
It allowed the government to collect taxes in the form of physical labor.
What was the mita system?
People paid taxes with labor because there was no money.
At its peak, the Aztec empire controlled:
an area extending from central Mexico to Gatemala.
Why did priests have so much power in Mayan society?
They believed that their priests could communicate with the gods.
Which was a major achievement on Mayan engineering:
The pyramids and the palaces in their centers.
What were some features of the Aztec government?
The king formed an alliance with other kings and the nobles had a say in selecting the king.
How did commoners live?
They lived simply in small houses around a shared courtyard.
The first Mesoamerican civilizations began:
once people learned how to farm in the tropical forest.
How were the Aztecs and Mayan religious different?
Whey worshipped different gods and Aztecs practices human sacrifices on a larger scale.
Which was a major achievement on Incan engineering?
A vas system of roads and bridges.
What methods did the Incas use to unify their large empire?
- Forced people to speak same language.
- Connected all parts of the empire.
- Used a strong military
Mayan and Aztecs had two classes:
Nobles and commoners.
The Ancestral Pueblo were a people who had to learnt to adapt to:
a hot dry climate.
How were the Aztecs and Mayan religion similar?
They both build stone temples and religion was very important to them.
The oral tradition was an achievement from which civilization?
The Aztecs
Who ruled the Mayan civilization?
Kings and Priests
What was unusual about the Aztec's system of slavery?
Children of slaves were born free.
Which types of evidence have helped archaeologists to learn about early North American cultures?
ditches to carry water and farming tools.
According to their religion, the Maya believed that:
Kings and priests could communicate with their gods.
The building and use of observatories allowed the Maya to develop:
Complex Calendars
Who ruled the Aztec and Inca civilization?
Emperors
How did trade affect the local culture of Aztec towns?
Each town specialized in a particular craft.