Mesoamerica in the Middle Ages Through 1750

Geography and Survival

100

This is the crop that the Mayans and Aztecs would commonly cultivate 

Maize 

200

This is a crop that the Mesoamerican civilizations would use as currency 

Cacao Beans

300

This is the innovation that the Mesoamerican societies used to collect and transport fresh water to different locations of the empire 

Aqueducts 

400

Name something that the Inca did to adapt to them living in the Ring of Fire 

Suspension Bridges 

Houses without Motar 

500

Although the Inca and Aztecs were conquered by different Spanish conquistadors, the majority of these populations died because of 

the diseases they brought over with them (smallpox) 

Maya

100

This is the form of agriculture the Maya used since they lived in the jungle 

Slash and Burn 

200

The Mayans practiced sacrifices and also did this to cover the inside of their temple walls 

Bloodletting 

300

The Maya were not one unified empire but a collection of individual ......

City States 

400

This is the name of the peninsula that the Maya were located 

Yucatan Peninsula 

500

This city is considered the capital of the Maya for how wealthy it was in the civilization

Chichen Itza

Aztec

100

This is the form of agriculture the Aztec used since they lived on a lake

Chinampas

200

TRUE OR FALSE the Aztec practiced human sacrifices 

TRUE 

300

This is the last known emperor of the Aztecs

Moctezuma II

400

This city was built on a lake and is considered the capital of the Aztecs 

Tenochtitlan

500

This is the conquistador of the Aztecs 

Hernan Cortez

Inca

100

This is the form of agriculture the Inca used since they lived in the Andes mountains 

Terrace Farming 

200

The Inca did not have a written language, however they used this form of communication in which they would tie a series of knots together to record information 

Quipu 

300

This is the continent that the Inca are located in 

South America

400

This is the animal that the Inca would use to help them traverse the Andes mountains 

Llamas 

500

This is the Conquistador of the Inca

Francisco Pizarro 

Random

100

This is the ball game that both the Maya and Aztec played - this game usually ended in the loosing team being sacrificed 

Pok a Tok

200

All three societies that we have learned in this unit believe in multiple gods and therefore are considered...

Polytheistic 

300

TRUE OR FALSE the Maya and Aztec built many sophisticated, pointed, pyramids made of sandstone in their city-states

FALSE

400

Because the Maya and Aztec did not have the resources to create metal tools, their tools and weapons were crafted with a sharp volcanic rock known as

Obsidian 

500

The Maya and Aztec created this to keep track of their farming schedule using their advanced knowledge of astronomy

The Calendar