Key Terms
Mayans/Olmec
Incas
Aztecs
States and Capitals
100
society ruled by religious leaders
What is Theocracy
100
The Mayans were known for building these structures
What is stone pyramids
100
Inca Capital City
What is Cuzco
100
What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
What is tenochtitlan
100
capital of Pennsylvania
What is Harrisburg
200
a highly developed society
What is civilization
200
What were the Mayan temples used for?
What is religious rituals
200
Official language of the Incas
What is Quechua
200
What lake was the Aztec capital built on?
What is Lake Texoco
200
Capital of Louisiana
What is Baton Rouge
300
What is the name for the form of writing the Maya created
What is hierogylphics
300
Where did the Mayans settle?
What is Steamy rainforests
300
True or false: The Incas were the largest of the early civilizations
What is true
300
The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan is today part of what city?
What is Mexico City
300
Capitals of North and South Carolina
What is Raleigh (North) and Columbia (South)
400
What was the string called that the Inca used to keep records?
What is quipus
400
Settled along the Gulf Coast and sculpted stone monuments
What is the Olmec
400
When was the civilization founded?
What is AD 1200
400
True or false: this group conquered nearly all its warriors
What is True
400
Capitals of North and South Dakotas
What is Bismark (North) and Pierre (South)
500
What did the Inca keep on steep slopes so that they could farm?
What are terraces
500
Name one of the most famous creations.
What is Mayan calendar
500
Name of the emperor
What is Pachacuti
500
He led Spanish soldiers to conquer the empire.
What is Hernan Cortes
500
Capitals of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona
What is Carson City, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona
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