True or False
All three civilizations worshipped gods and goddesses.
True!
All three civilizations ate corn that they called what?
Maize
Men
Which civilization believed in using very bright colors in their art?
The Maya
The Inca and the Aztecs had a ________ that ruled over their empire.
Emperor
Only the Inca studied stars and astronomy.
False - all three did!
Irrigation (aqueducts)
This civilization declined because of droughts. The people found new homes and moved away to continue farming.
The Maya
Which civilization created suspension bridges, roads, and freeze-drying food?
The Inca.
City-State
Pok a Tok was a game played by the Maya.
True!
The Aztecs wanted to make their land habitable so they turned _____ water into fresh water.
Salt
The "Sapa Inca" meant what?
The highest King! (Inca literally meant King).
The Maya believed the first people were made from _______, then wood, then corn.
Clay
The Inca lived between this mountain range and the ocean.
The Andes Mountains.
Ancient Civilizations thought that human sacrifices were bad.
False!
Which civilization was located completely in South America (not Central America)?
The Inca!
Which two civilizations declined because of the diseases from the Spanish?
The Aztec and the Inca
Most Aztec technology, writing, and art were destroyed because they lived near dormant volcanoes. What natural disaster shook their land from the volcanoes, destroying many of their artifacts?
Earthquakes
The three early American civilizations are known as Pre-____________ civilizations.
Columbian
The Yucatan Peninsula covers 5 countries.
True! - Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.
The capital of the Maya was Chichen Itza. The capital of the Aztecs was Tenochtitlan. What was the capital of the Inca?
Machu Pichu (Cuzco)
Servants.
All three civilizations created a _____ after looking at the stars, planets, and sun cycles.
A calendar
What are the 5 Letters that make up our way of writing a simple summary of a chapter?
SWBST - Somebody wanted but so then