Vocab
When a city's surrounding territory forms an independent state it is known as _________.
What is a city-state?
The Maya utilized this ______ farming technique where land is burned and cleared to create room for new crops.
What is slash and burn?
Ullamaliztli was a famous this ________. Named after the rubber ball it uses.
What is game?
The Incan social structure was divided into this ___ many classes.
What are four?
This region consists of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama.
What is Central America?
This _______ is a military victory over an enemy.
What is a conquest?
The Mayans had a mostly "_________" economy, where people exchanged goods & services without a money system.
The Aztec used this ________ unique taxing system, sometimes including human sacrifice.
What is tribute?
The Incan Emperor was also known by this ______ name.
What is the Sapa Inca?
This region consists of: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
What is South America?
When a person is adapting to something they are...
What is changing their behavior?
Name one major achievement of the Maya.
Answers may vary: math, writing, architecture, astronomy.
The Aztec capital Tenochtitlán is now named this ______.
What is Mexico City?
This social class had the largest population in the Incan Society.
What is the commoner class?
This empire consisted of southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador.
What is the Mayan Empire?
These are manmade channels to supply water to crops or farmlands.
What is irrigation?
Mayan slash and burn farming ultimately led to this consequence. Clue: Rainforests + Fire = ?
What is deforestation?
The Aztecs used these _________ as a method of farming on lakes.
What are chinampas? (Floating Gardens)
This ______ is the unique labor system used by the Inca, where no one was paid and all jobs were preassigned.
What is the Mita System?
This empire consisted mainly of central and southern Mexico.
What is the Aztec Empire?
This Incan device used a series of knots to keep historical records.
What is a Quipu?
The Maya used slash and burn as a controversial way to adapt to these _______, which were prevalent in their environment.
What are forests?
Major Aztec cities like Tenochtitlan had to adapt to and rely on these _______.
CLUE: They heavily impacted their farming techniques.
What are lakes?
The Inca used this _______ farming technique, where land is carved into level areas resembling steps/stairs.
What is terrace farming?
The Incan Empire located here ________.
What is Peru?