Achievements
Who built Machu Picchu?
The Inca Empire
Who was an important ruler of the Aztecs?
Montezuma
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
Who came and conquered these civilizations?
Spanish conquistadors
What was the most important crop for the Aztec?
maize/corn
Which group believed the world might end at any moment?
Aztec
Where was the Inca empire located?
South America
Name the floating gardens.
Chinampas
Who led the conquest of the Aztec?
Cortez
What civilization was known for a pictogram type language?
Aztecs
Who believed in human sacrifice?
Aztecs
What is the chain of mountains called where the Incas lived?
Andes Mountains
Who led the conquest of the Incas?
Pizzaro
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
Besides weapons, what did the Conquistadors bring that caused the deaths of many Aztec and Inca?
disease
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.