Government
What do we call the leader of the Incas?
Emperor
Inca language?
Quechua
Do the Mayans or Incas have a sorcerer?
Incas
Polytheistic
Believe in more than one God or Goddess
What is the capital city for the Incas?
Cuzco
What do we call the leader of the Mayans?
King or Queen
Who conquered the Mayans and Incas?
Spanish
What is the job of the Mayan Preists?
Communicate with Gods and Goddesses for the King or Queen.
What does the word 'government' mean?
What are the two types of taxes the Incas pay and how do they work?
2. Work
You give each to the government if you have it.
Who are the governors?
They help the Emperor. There are 4 of them.
What religion do the Mayans and Incas share?
Polytheistic
What is a merchant?
People who trade items between cities.
What is an inspector?
People who enforced taxes.
Time period of the Mayans?
Started: 4,000 years ago
Ended: 500 years ago
Who pays taxes?
Incas
What is common for women back during the time of the Incas and Mayans?
Cooking, cleaning, taking care of kids, etc.
Why do the weavers had to rebuild the Incan bridges once a year?
They will start to fall apart and rot because of the natural resources they are made from.
Fill in the blank:
The Mayans never _____________________ to the Incas.
Migrated
Ryder is at a museum about complex societies with his family. Ryder remembers learning about complex societies in school. What are 2 complex societies Ryder can teach his mom about?
Mayans
Incas
What is the difference between a Governor and the Government?
Name and describe at least 3 types of technology the Incas had.
Terrace Farming - Water trickles down the sides and collects at the bottom. This waters crops easily
Quipas: Strings with knots that tell a story
Roads: Made from mud and stone and only nobles could use it
Calendar: Had 12 months. Each month had 3 weeks and each week had 10 days.
Who were the herders for the Incas?
Young boys
What does the following sentence mean?
"Complex Societies were conquered by the Spanish in search of more land and power"
Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs were taken over by the Spanish because the Spanish wanted to have more land and power
How can the Mayans and Incas have the same religion but believe in different Gods and Goddesses?
The name of the religion is the only thing they have in common. Polytheism means you believe in more than one God or Goddess. Not all people who are polytheistic believe in the same Gods and Goddesses.