Aztec
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Maya
Inca
Challenge
100
What food was the main staple of the Aztec diet?
Maize
100
The Aztecs called themselves the 'People of the ____'.
sun
100
What is a codex?
A book with folded pages
100
What was an ayllu in the society of the Inca Empire?
A group of families who worked the same land and paid taxes
100
What is the term used to refer to the Aztec, Maya, and Inca?
Mesoamerica
200
What article of clothing could only be worn by the Aztec Emperor?
Turquoise Cloak
200
What did the priests sacrifice to the gods each day in order to help the sun rise?
Humans
200
What symbol did the Maya use to represent the number 5?
A dash -
200
What was a quipu?
A way to record information using knots in string
200
All 3 civilizations were good at building what?
Pyramids
300
What did the Aztecs call their ruler or emperor?
Huey Tlatoani
300
What is Nahuatl?
The Aztec language
300
What year did the Maya predict that the world would come to an end?
2012
300
Which Inca god was the most important of their gods and the god of the sun?
Inti
300
Which 2 civilizations were conquered by the Spanish?
Aztec and Inca
400
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
400
What was a chinampa?
an artificial island used to grow crops
400
What was a duty of the Maya priests?
a. To predict the future
b. To work miracles
c. To avert famine, drought, and earthquakes
d. To impersonate the gods
400
Who did the Inca parade through the streets during the Festival of the Dead?
mummies of dead emperors
400
What wooly animal was important to the Inca who lived in the mountains?
llamas
500
Which Aztec emperor was killed by the Spanish?
Montezuma II
500
Who led the Spanish in the conquest of the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortez
500
According to Maya mythology, what was man created from?
Maize
500
How many heavens did the Inca believe in?
4
500
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