Aztec Empire
Maya Empire
Vocabulary
Inca Empire
Extra
100
disease
What caused the Aztecs defeat?
100
Astronomy, math, or architecture
What was one of the Mayans inventions?
100
Cuzco
What was the capital of the Incas?
100
Inca Leader who was captured
Who was Atahualpha?
100

Leader of the Spanish invasion of Inca lands


Hernández  or  Pizzarro

Who was Francisco Pizzarro?

200
Human
What sacrifices did the Aztec Empire make?
200
Made farming difficult but provided resources
How did the forests affect the Mayans?
200
Spanish soldiers
What are conquistadors?
200
Masonry or stonework
What were Incas expert at?
200

Buildings used to study astronomy


observatory or telescope

What were observatories?

300
Hernan Cortes
Who led the invasion of the Aztecs
300
Drought, warfare, or rebellion from the inside
What caused the decline of the Mayans?
300
Raised roads across water/wet lands
What is a causeway?
300

How did the Incas preserve history?

They used quipas and always told stories of their ancestors

300

Labor tax system used by the Incas


Mita   or   pok ta pok

What was a Mita?

400
Chocolate, Gum, or Popcorn
What was one of the Aztecs inventions?
400
They offered their blood by piercing their tongues/skin
How did the Mayans make sacrifices?
400
Corn, crop grown by Mayans
What is Maize?
400

Quencha


language or book of the Incas

What was the Incas language?

400

Civilization that is in modern-day Peru


Maya or Inca

What was the Mayan Empire?

500
Tenochtitlan
What was the capitol of the Aztec Empire?
500
They built great cities without metal tools or wheeled vehicle and they were very skilled mathematicians
Why were the Mayans considered one of the most advanced civilizations?
500
Floating Gardens
What was a Chinampa?
500

Why was the Inca road system important?

It connected the empire together

500

Civilization that built the city of Tenochtitlan

Inca or Aztec

What was the Aztec civilization?

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