Mayas and Aztecs
Incas
conquistadores
Facts
Mexico
100
What is hieroglyphics
The type of writing of the Mayas
100
Why were the potatoes important for the Incas
they were the primarily source of food for the Incas
100
Did the conquistadors find what they were looking for
yes
100
The mix of european and indian is
meztizos
100
What is the name of the government ruled by the people
a republic
200
What is Tenochtitlan
the capital city of the Aztec Empire
200
Why was irrigation and the gardens so important
It helped the Incas grow suplus and crops
200
What did the conquistadors want
they wanted riches,land,fame
200
What are the climates zones of Latin America
coast,mountains,valleys,deserts,forest,rain forest etc.
200
Why do people in Mexico live in valleys between volcanoes
the soil is fertile close to the volcanoes
300
What happened when the Aztec Empire dominated Mexico
the spanish conquest
300
Which is the the Incan city that was build for special people in the empire and was built on the top of a mountain
Machu Pichu
300
What was the name for the people who came to the Americas to conquer it
The conquistadors
300
What happened to the the silk road
The turks did not let anyone pass so Europe and Asia could not trade
300
What is the name for the cry of independence of Mexico
The cry of Dolores
400
the Mayan empire vanished before who got to America
the Spanish conquest
400
How did Pizarro trick the Incan Empire
By a surprise attack to the Incas
400
What did the guns,canyons,and swords do in the conquest
it helped the conquistadors defeat the native americans
400
Who were the creoles
They were the descendants of Portuguese and Spanish but born in America
400
Who was the man who started the Mexican independence
Miguel Hidalgo
500
Why were the Aztec empire conquered
Because the conquistadores had better weapons and a strategy
500
Which Indian Empire was the most powerful,rich,and wealthiest empire before the Spanish conquest in South America
The Incan Empire
500
What did the Spanish conquistadors travel to the americas
to find another route to get to Asia
500
Who was America named after
Amerigo Vespucci
500
Who was Inturbide
He was the man that from killing rebel leaders to switched and become the new emperor after they won their freedom
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