Location and Gods
What does BCE mean?
Before Common Era
The Maya lived...
long ago
The Aztecs lived in...
Mexico
The Inca lived in...
Peru in South America below
A sudden and widespread illness is called a (n)
Epidemic
Marsh
Epidemic
Why are these civilizations considered pre-Columbian?
They developed/existed BEFORE Christopher Columbus
What led to the end of the Maya?
Drought
Illness
No one knows 100% for sure
No one knows 100% for sure
The Aztec built what we call today a spa or sauna. Back then, they were called...
Hint: it is 2 words
Sweat bath
How did the Inca communicate with each other in the high mountains?
Messengers
Something that is holy and deserves respect is...
Vast
Primitive
Sacred
Sacred
True or False: ALL 3 civilizations had gods and religious ceremonies
True
What was the name of their famous game they played?
Pok a tok
There is a famous myth that involves an eagle. What is this myth?
They found the place to live where an eagle was sitting on a cactus holding a snake
Lots of Spanish explorers came to Peru in search of
Jewelry
Gold
Clothing
Gold
Taxes were also called...
Gifts
Tributes
Tributes
Mesoamerica (middle America) is home to which 2 civilizations?
Maya and Aztec
Stone carvings and codex papers were used for...
Counting
Writing
Writing
The capital of the Aztec was
Technotitlan
The capital of the Inca was
Cuzco
All 3 civilizations passed down _______, stories that could be true or not
Myths
Which civilization found chocolate?
Aztec
The Maya lived in muddy forests, how did they adapt?
Chinampas
Terraces
Aqueducts
Slash and burn
Terraces and slash and burn
The Aztec lived on a lake, how did they adapt?
Chinampas
Terraces
Aqueducts
Slash and burn
Chinampas and aqueducts
The Inca lived in the Andes, how to they adapt?
Chinampas
Terraces
Aqueducts
Slash and burn
Terraces and aqueducts
Things that live or exist naturally in an area is called...
Indigenous
Habitable
Indigenous