Achievements
Who built Machu Picchu?
The Inca Empire
Who believed in the "sweat of the sun god" and what does that mean?
The Incas believed the "sweat of the sun god" was gold.
What was the capital city of the Inca civilization?
Cuzco
What type of religion did the Inca and Aztec civilizations have in common?
polytheism
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
modern day Mexico City
What is the device used for keeping track of official records, crops, and weapons?
Quipu
What civilizations did the Spanish defeat them?
Inca and Aztec
What was the most important crop for the Aztec?
maize
Which group believed the world might end at any moment?
Aztec
What civilizations had roads?
Aztec and Inca
Name the floating gardens.
Chinampas
Who conquered the Aztec?
Cortez
What civilization was known for a pictogram type language?
Aztecs
Who believed in human sacrifice?
Aztecs and Incas
What is the chain of mountains called where the Incas lived?
Andes Mountains
What did the Incas offer to Pizarro?
Gold
Who led the Spanish when the Aztec Empires was defeated?
Hernan Cortes
What was the highest level of social rank underneath the leader for the Aztec and Inca?
Nobility
What animal did the Incas use for transportation and more?
llamas
What was the Aztec's water system called?
aqueduct , canals
Which civilizations suffered from European disease?
Inca and Aztec
What was the most important god to the Aztecs?
The sun god
What was the most important crop of the Inca?
Potatoes
Which civilization did not expand their empire?
Neither. Both the Inca and Aztec expanded their empires.