Farming & Cities
The Maya grew this crop along with pumpkins and peppers.
What is corn?
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all believed in many of these.
What are gods?
This ruler stood at the top of Maya society.
Who was the king?
This civilization built roads and bridges and used large stone blocks.
Who were the Inca?
This was the title of the main ruler of the Inca Empire.
Who was the Sapa Inca?
The Aztec built these raised garden beds in swampy areas.
What are chinampas?
These two forces of nature were represented by two main Aztec gods in the chart.
What are the sun and rain?
This title belonged to the ruler at the top of Aztec society.
What is emperor?
The Aztec used this building material made from clay.
What is adobe?
These Maya religious leaders ran ceremonies.
Who were priests?
Both the Maya and Inca used these step-like farming areas on hillsides.
What are terraces?
This was the name of the Maya ball game listed in the chart.
What is Pok-A-Tok?
Aztec farmers, merchants, and craft workers belonged to this broad social group.
Who were commoners?
The Maya made a famous dye named for this color.
What is blue (Maya Blue)?
The Maya used this writing system, with symbols called glyphs.
What are hieroglyphics?
The Maya used this farming method that involved cutting and burning plants.
What is slash-and-burn farming?
This was the name of the Aztec ball game listed in the chart.
What is Ullamaliztli?
Put these Maya groups in order from highest to lowest: farmers, kings, craftsmen, priests and nobles.
What are kings; priests and nobles; craftsmen; farmers?
The Maya painted these symbols, which they also used in their writing.
What are glyphs?
This was a folded paper book used by the Maya to record information.
What is a codex?
The Aztec and Inca used aqueducts. These structures carried this resource.
What is water?
Name two religious practices listed for the Maya: one was a special ceremony, and the other was an offering to the gods.
What are rituals and sacrifices?
Put these Inca groups in order from highest to lowest: commoners, four governors, Sapa Inca, government officials.
What are Sapa Inca; four governors; government officials; commoners?
Match each building material to its civilization: adobe clay and large stone blocks.
What are adobe clay for the Aztec and large stone blocks for the Inca?
The Inca divided their empire into this many quarters and used these runners to carry messages across it.
What are four quarters and relay messengers?