art
What are the three materials that the Aztecs used to create figurines?
Quartz, Obsidian, and Jade.
What were their cutting tools made from?
Obsidian and Chert.
When did their culture reach its height?
1486 to 1522.
Who was the major Incan god?
Viracocha
What types of food did the Incas grow?
corn and potatoes
What did Aztec art express?
Religion and Warfare
What did the Aztecs use for transportation in the city of Tenochtitlan?
Boats and Canals.
What age did men need to be to join the Aztec military?
17 Years old.
What is divining?
studying objects for magical properties
What was the most important food of the Incas?Why?
Potatoes, because they can be grown in high altitudes.
What did music help the Aztecs express?
Emotions, culture, and religion
What archaeological evidence of the Aztecs survives?
Statues of gods
What was used as currency?
Cacao beans and cloth.
What was the name of the Incan Sun God?
Inti
A lot of the land where the Incas lived was steep mountains, how did they grow food?
using terraces
What was written on their artwork?
Glyphic Writing.
What did the Aztecs fight with?
Spears, lances, and slings.
What animals did the Aztecs domesticate?
Turkeys, dogs, and ducks.
How many months did the Inca calendar have?
12
How did terraces help the soil?
They helped stop mudslides
What job did Aztec warriors have during times of peace?
They were poets.
The Aztecs made a game similar to what sport?
Basketball
Who ran the government?
Warriors.
What did the Incas do if they thought the gods were angry?
they sacrificed humans and animals to the gods.
What were men, women, and children's jobs in planting crops?
men broke up the soil, women planted the seeds, and children scared away animals.