Maya
Where is the Maya civilization located?
In and around the Yucatan Peninsula
Where did the Aztec build the capital of their civilization?
In Tenochtitlan in present-day Mexico.
What modern day countries did the Inca rule?
Ecuador, Peru, Chile
Word for People that are native to the land
Indigenous
Term for Inca's socialist system where people were able to work or serve in the military to pay their taxes. (labor tax)
Mit'a
What structures would an archaeologist most likely find among the ruins of a Maya city?
Pyramids or Ball Courts
Spanish conquistador responsible for the demise of the Aztecs
Hernan Cortez
What mountain range runs through the middle of the Inca Empire?
Andes Mountains
Which civilization invented the number zero
Maya
Define "quipu"
a recording device made of knotted strings that was used by the Inka Empire
Which were the tallest and most important buildings in the Maya cities?
Pyramids
City planning was highlighted by grid-like ________ and roads
canals
What happened to the Incas that made them vulnerable for being conquered?
Civil War
Who was the ultimate authority in the governments of both the Aztecs and Incas?
The Emperor
Capital of Incas
Cuzco
The reason why the Maya's dissapeared
No one truly knows, but most likely drought
What was one reason the Aztec waged war so often?
They needed prisoners for human sacrifice
Who conquered the Incas?
Francisco Pizzaro
The practice of believing in more than one god.
Polytheistic
Define "polytheistic"
The belief in more than one god.
This was the only ancient civilization to have a fully written language system using _________ to represent words
glyphs
Last Emperor of the Aztecs
Monteczuma II
What animal played an important role in the life and culture of the Inca?
Llama
A farming technique where the land on sides of mountains are cut to create even surfaces
Terraces
One of the earliest Mesoamerican groups who created a culture that influenced later civilizations were
the Zapotecs