Geography
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Vocabulary
100

What landform connects Central America to South America?

Isthmus of Panama

100

What did the Aztecs collect from other cities to help support their population?

Tribute

100

What group of people were the weavers and pottery makers?

Artisans

100

According to History Summarized, what 2 items did Incas make out of woven fibers?

Boats

Bridges

100

A solid earthen roadway built across water

causeway

200

What mountain range is located where the Incas lived?

Andes Mountains

200

What did the Aztecs call their floating gardens?

Chinampas

200

According to History Summarized, what type of jobs did most Mayans have?

Subsistence farmers

200

What type of offerings did the Incans give to the gods?

Sacrifice of children

200

A gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods

Sacrifice

300

On what landform did the Mayans live?

Yucatan Peninsula

300

According to History Summarized, what are 3 reasons the Aztecs were defeated by the Spanish?

Smallpox

Uprisings

Guns

300

Who were the only groups of people could read and write?

Nobles

Priests

Rulers

300

What types of crops were best suited for the climate?

Root vegetables: potatoes, squash, beans

300

A professional soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group

Mercenary

400

What body of water is south of the Isthmus of Panama?

Gulf of Panama

400

Name 3 reasons Aztecs would gather at a ceremonial center

Religious rituals

feasts

festivals

400

Which type of farming involved making flat, earthen (dirt) steps into the sides of hills for planting crops?

Terrace Farming

400

How did people get messages and travel around the civilization that was in the mountains?

Through a trail system that had many inns and stations along they way.

400

Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernals on large ears

Maize

500

Why was it hard for the Mayans to live on the Yucatan Peninsula?

Growing food was difficult on exposed coral reef

500

What does the name Teotihuacan mean?

The place of Gods
500

Which of these was NOT a primary god of the Mayan people?

God of Corn

God of Rain

God of Lightning

God of Death

God of Lightning

500
What type of government did they have?

Strict Monarchy

500

A large plaza in a city center...where religious rituals and other public ceremonies took place

Ceremonial center

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