Maya Daily Life
_____________ were responsible for being direct communication lines with the Mayan gods
Priests
Mayans used _________________ to complete their accurate calendar
Astronomy
The Aztecs were fearsome _____________, taking over 400-500 city states as part of their own empire.
Warriors
Aztecs were ____________, meaning they followed their food and did not have a place to call home
Nomadic
Temple
A building with a religious purpose or meaning
What is the name of the game played by the Mayans instead of going to war with each other?
In what area did the Mayans reside?
Yucatan peninsula
The capital city of the Aztec empire was called what?
Tenochtitlan
The Aztec empire (at its peak) had how many residents?
Around 5 million
Architecture
The style and construction of a building
The main crop of the Maya was what?
Corn
What is the name of the Mayan sacred book?
Popol Vuh
Rather than sacrificing their own friends and family, the Aztec sacrificed who to the gods?
Foreign soldiers
What did the Aztec gods use as a sign for the location of their empire's capital city?
An eagle with a snake in its mouth, perched on a cactus.
City-State
A city that is an independent political state with its own government
The Mayans were master _______________, being able to determine the best outcome using the stars, moon, and other planets.
Astronomers
Breath on a mirror
Who was the leader of the Aztec empire?
Moctezuma II
What year was Tenochtitlan established?
1325
Hieroglyph
From the age of 5 until the age of 14, what did Mayan boys and girls have as a symbol of their independence?
White bead in hair (boys)
Red shell around waist (girls)
List 2 Mayan inventions
Concept of zero, 365 day calendar
The Aztecs believed they lived under the 5th world and sun. What happened to the previous 4 according to them?
1. Giants were devoured by a jaguar
2. Great wind
3. Fire and ash of a volcano
4. Floods
What did the Aztecs believe the sun god had to do every night and every morning? How did the Aztecs "help" the sun god?
The sun god battled darkness every night, and had to find the strength every morning to make the sun rise again. They used human sacrifices to help their sun god.
Initiation Ceremony
A special event to mark a person's entry into a certain group or status