Aztec/Mexica
A very important cultural advancement that affected young people especially young male citizens.
What is an education?
A term used by the Inca to refer to their Empire
What is Land of The Four Quarters?
Give one example of Mayan technology
What is the calendar, their number system, glyphs, irrigation, step pyramid
The conquistador who defeated the Aztec/Mexican Empire and claimed land for Spain in 1521.
Who is Hernán Cortez?
A solid block of metal usually oblong in shape
What is ingot?
Mann said this was the turning point in the history of the world
What is November 8, 1519 which was when the Spanish arrived in the Americas.
This was a food staple in the Inca diet
What are potatoes?
The Mayan Empire was located in the area (not country) known as
What is Central America/Mesoamerica?
The Aztec/Mexica leader who was taken captive by Hernán Cortez.
Who is Moctezuma?
A series of knotted strings used by the Inca to keep records and send messages
What is the quipu?
This is an ancient capital of the Aztec empire located in the middle of Lake texcoco.
What is Tenochtitlan?
This city appears to be made up of over 150 buildings, ranging from homes to bathhouses to temples.
What is Machu Picchu?
This is a major Mayan advancement in mathematics.
What is the concept of zero_
The native Aztec/Mexica women who provided invaluable assistance to Hernán Cortez in his defeat of the Aztec/Mexica empire
Who is La Milnche?
A method of farming on a steep slope or mountainside
What is terrace farming?
Name of the symbols the Aztec used to represent events
What are glyphs?
Name one technologically advanced and sophisticated system in the Inca empire.
What is Inca Stonework or the highway system?
These are two lasting achievements of the Mayan civilization.
What are Pok-a-Tok and Milpa?
A Spanish or Portuguese explorer or soldier who came to the Americans in search of land, riches, and glory
What is a conquistador?
A hired soldier.
What is a mercenary?
The origin story about the Aztec-Mexica people and how they found out where to build their new city.
What is the story of the Aztec eagle on a cactus?
A rope attached to two rocks and was effective for taking down horses.
What is a bola?
The Mayans had what form of government.
What is a hierarchical government?
The Spanish conquistador is credited with defeating the Inca Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
A raised road that crosses a body of water
What is a causeway