Incas
It means stonework.
Masonry.
Building structure dedicated to study astronomy.
Observatory.
They were known for offering this to their gods.
Blood
Explain why were they called the Rubber People.
They extracted latex from trees to make rubber balls, and other things like shoes.
What does Mesoamerica mean?
Land between the Americas (North America and South America)
Way to keep track of records.
Tied knots.
What was their main crop? What do they call it?
Corn - Maize
Built to connect the island to the shore and the connecting gardens of the lake.
Causeways.
Main crop.
Corn - Maize
Describe the geography of Mesoamerica.
Forrests with tropical climate.
They emerged in what part of the New World?
South America.
Ruler of the city of Palenque in the 600s. He built temples to record his achievements.
Pacal
Moctezuma II believed Hernán Cortés was a what?
A god.
They are 3 meters tall (10feet) and weight 8 tons.
Stones heads carved by the Olmecs.
Name the first civilization to emerge in Mesoamerica.
Olmecs
Language of the Incas.
Quechua.
They beleived they needed to offer ________ to their gods why?
blood, to keep them happy.
Emperor who was killed by his people.
Moctezuma II.
Used to make hot chocolate for their rituals.
Cocoa beans.
Type of religion among Mesoamericans.
Polytheism.
Conquistador who defeated the Inca Empire.
Francisco Pizarro
Explain two possible reasons historians believe contributed to the decline of the mayan civilization.
1. planting the same crop over and over weakening the soil, causing competition between cities.
2. People rebelling against king
Wanting more gold, he took Moctezuma II for prisioner.
Conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Their gods were associated with parts of what?
Nature (rain, sun, moon, etc)
Name three civilizations that emerged in Mesoamerica.
Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs.