Geography
why did the Aztec settle on an island?
There were other civilizations all around forcing them to settle there.
What did the priest of the maya civilization do with the sacred round?
They predicted the future.
Why did the Aztec travel around there city in canoes?
because there was water everywhere and it was easier to travel that way.
Which contentment is the Maya found in?
What was the slash and burn technique?
Its were you burn down trees to create flat land to farm.
Why was it hard for the Maya to get to each other?
There was trees bushes etc... and the rain forest
What symbol did the Aztec get when they were looking for a new home?
An eagle holding a snake sitting on a cactus.
What type of crops did the maya grow?
They grew corn, beans, and squash.
Who had social classes (commoners etc...)
Both the maya and Aztec
what were the Aztec known for.
Engineering
What environment did the Aztecs have?
Mountains, Lakes, and a valley.
what did the Maya and Aztec both believe in?
human sacrifice gods and priests
What day was it if there was two bars and three dots on the sacred round?
Day 13
Why is the maya government all not together?
It was hard to travel through the tropical rain forests to each other.
why did the Aztec create the chinampas?
Because there was very little flat land.
Where did the Maya live? (environment)
Tropical rainforest region.
Which God guided the Aztecs them to their new home
Huitzilopochtli
What farming method did the maya use?
Slash and burn
what type of government did the Aztec have?
One big empire
Who made the sacred round calendar?
Maya
Where did the Aztecs live? (Georgraphy)
In a middle of a lake on an island.
Where did the Aztecs believe they came from?
Aztlán.
When did the Aztecs come into South America and settle?
1325 C.E.
What type of government did the maya have?
Individual city states.
what were the maya known for in achievements?
Math and science.