Maya
The Maya "Empire" was not actually a unified empire, but instead a collection of these
What is a city-state?
The Aztec saw this in their vision that guided them to their permanent home
What is the Eagle, Cactus, and Snake?
Trading one thing for another, not using money
What is bartering?
This term, meaning "middle of the americas"
What is Mesoamerica?
This crop, used as currency in the Maya empire
One of the downfalls of the Maya civilization, where more people were born than were dying
What is overpopulation?
This civilization influenced the Aztec
Who are the Toltec?
This was a form of payment for taxes in the Inca Empire
What is labor (working)?
This lake is where the Aztec saw the vision of the eagle eating a snake on a cactus and became their permanent home
What is Lake Texcoco?
The Aztec traded cacao beans with people living in this terrain
What is the jungle?
These relationships were significant events to the Maya
What is marriage?
This conquistador played a major role in the end of the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This famous Inca city is an architectural wonder that still stands today
What is Machu Picchu?
The Inca capital city
What is Cusco?
Xocoatl, or Aztec hot chocolate, was a drink only for these people
What is the upper class?
What is jade?
The Aztecs used this precious metal to create statues, masks, and jewelry
What is gold?
This technique helped the Inca have agriculture in the Andes Mountains
What is terrace farming?
The three biomes that the Inca lived in
What are rainforest, deserts, and mountains?
Xocolatl was offered to the gods during these
What are religious ceremonies?
This still remained, despite the Maya developing a complex writing system
What are oral traditions?
Besides guns and steel, this was brought to the Aztec from Europe and contributed to the fall of the Aztec Empire
What is smallpox?
This conquistador led to the end of the Inca Empire
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
The Inca's main cities were in this mountain range
What are the Andes Mountains?
Spanish explorers added this to the Aztec hot chocolate recipe in the 16th century
What is sugar or honey?