Maya Way of Life
In the lowlands, the Maya used this method to farm the land.
Canal-building
In Aztec society, this is how a man could gain more power and status.
By doing well in battle and providing many sacrifices for the gods this way.
Quechua
The Maya and Aztec civilizations were located in this area.
Mesoamerica
These civilizations both had tribute systems that led to resentment among their people which can weaken an empire. Rulers in both of these civilizations used harsh punishment to make people pay goods tax.
The Aztec and Inca.
In the highlands, the Maya used this method for farming crops year-round.
Terrace-farming by cutting steps or levels into the mountains and hill-sides.
The Aztec capital city was called ___ and the Mexican capital city located in the same spot now is called ____.
Tenochtitlan, Mexico City
"A powerful enemy threatened the Quechua’s way of life. The Quechua defeated this enemy, greatly increasing their power."
South America (along what is now Chile, but extending further west than Chile)
Find a quote that tells us both what the Maya "golden age" meant and between what years it took place on page 9.
"Between 250 and 900 CE, writing, religion, and art flourished. In certain respects, this era was the golden age for Maya culture."
In forested areas, the Maya used this method to clear the area and grow crops.
The Maya used the "slash and burn" method.
Describe what a chinampa was used for and it's position on Lake Texcoco in 2 words. The text also describes chinampas this way on page 33.
floating gardens
Answer rationale:
"floating"-position on top of the water/above water
"gardens"-what the chinampa was used for
The Inca emperor required two types of taxes or tributes from commoners. One was 2/3 of their harvest. And the other was called this Quechua word and involved this type of tribute.
The mita tax involved a labor tribute or work tribute to the emperor.
The capital of the Inca civilization still exists today in modern-day Peru, and is called ___ which means ____. It was called that by the Inca because ___. (page 56)
Cuzco because it means "navel of the world." It was called that by the Inca because it was the center of the Inca world (like the navel is at the center of the body)
This Spanish colonizer came to the Americas in 1519, and then to a major city in 1521 in search of gold and glory for the king. He made friends easily and one of his men should've stayed home that day.
Hernan Cortes (made friends easily-gained allies easily because of harsh taxes-should've stayed home because one of his men had smallpox and killed thousands)
This is a special Mayan word for where they were able to access fresh-water from underground wells.
Cenote (sen-oh-tay)/Cenotes (sen-oh-tays)
Aqueducts were important because it provided freshwater for these two every-day things according to page 36.
drinking and bathing
This option for commoners under the mita tribute requirement led to the Inca building this impressive city structure. (page 52)
The option to build roads under the mita tribute requirement led to the Inca building the largest pre-Columbian road system.
Of the 3 civilizations we studied, this civilization had the most diverse geographical features and many farming methods as a result.
The Maya because they had tropical rainforests, mountains, and hot and humid swampy areas in the lowlands. Would also accept Maya-rainforests/forests, highlands and lowlands.
This Spanish colonizer arrived during a civil war, and told an exceptional amount of lies, but this was by far the worst one (page 61)
He told the brother Atahualpa that he would let him live if he paid Pizarro by filling the prison cell with gold and riches. After the riches had been paid, he/his men killed Atahualpa and kept the riches.
The glyphs and codices helps us infer the Maya had a writing system that they used to keep records and tell stories.
The Aztecs paid their respects to the gods by providing them with thanks as well as this type of offering. This type of offering is considered a crime in our society, but would've been normal and quite frequent for the Aztec.
Human sacrifices.
Based on how the author describes the stone temple fortress of the Inca on page 58, we can infer that the author thinks this Inca fortress is ____.
Accept any of the following: skillfully built, impressive, "one of the most important architectural masterpieces on earth," built using skillful planning like the cutting of stones and chiseling of stones to fit perfectly
This mountain-range of the Inca civilization was home to the Quechua people and a huge part of their farming success.
The Andes mountains
This Spanish colonizer definitely had the easiest job conquering because ____ and ____ had already weakened it. Find a direct supporting quote for your answer on page 61.
Francisco Pizarro had it easier conquering the Inca because the civil war and diseases had already weakened it. Evidence: "But civil war and diseases had already weakened it before the conquistadors arrived and ended it."