Name one Mayan city-state
What is Chichen Itza, El Mirador, Tikal?
What did the Spanish force the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas to do?
Convert their religion to Catholicism and convert to Spanish culture
Only civilization on this list located in Europe
Spain
On what continent is the Andes mountains located?
South America
Type of building where human and animal sacrifices take place
Pyramids
Incan capital
Cusco
What is Pok-A-Tok?
A Mayan ball game in which you can't use your hands or feet. The captain of the winning team is then sacrificed to the Gods.
Most warlike civilization
Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
List two resources found in Mesoamerica or Incan territory
Varied answers
Aztec capital
Tenochtitlan
Why is human sacrifice apart of Mayan, Aztec, and Incan religion?
Human blood is considered life which is demanded by the Gods.
Civilization mostly located in the Yucatan peninsula
Mayans
Conquistador of the Incas
Why did the Mayans already start to decline before the Spanish arrived?
Varied answers
Which civilization is each color?
Blue - Aztecs
Red - Mayans
Green - Incans
What do the Mayans share that make them a civilization
Common culture, language, and religion
Civilization located in South America
Inca
Emperor of the Aztecs
Moctezuma II
What is the title of Jared Diamonds award winning book/documentary?
Guns, germs, and steel
Name two modern-day countries in Incan lands
Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
The Mayan Kings also acts as a ____________
High priest
Which two civilizations are located in Mesoamerica
Mayans and Aztecs
King and Queen of Spain that financed Christopher's exploration of the "New World"
Isabella and Ferdinand
By capturing their king, making him a puppet ruler, and deposing of him when he was of no use.