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This civilization settled in the highlands of Mexico on a plateau.
Who are the Aztec?
Mayan climate provided rain from April to October, but typically had this type of year-round temperature.
What is warm?
The king and the civilization shared the same title. It follows the word "Sapa."
What is Inca?
Tikal, Palenque, and Copan were major cities in this civilization.
What is Mayan?
Prisoners of war and young children were sometimes used in these rituals to please the gods.
What is human sacrifice?
This civilization came up with the concept of zero.
Who are the Maya?
These artificial islands built on the water increased Aztec farmland.
What are chinampas?
Raised roads built above marshy land or waterways.
What are causeways?
A system of knots used to keep records in the Incan civilization.
What is a quipu?
The Inca organized its people into these groups.
What are allyus?
This civilization used the mita system to collect taxes.
Who are the Inca?
Mayan traders from this area traded salt, dried fish, and pearls.
What is the coast?
The Aztec passed down history and religion using this method.
What is oral tradition?
The Mayan society was broken up into these three groups. (3 answers)
What are nobles, middle class, and commoners?
This civilization divided its government into 3 councils, the Supreme Council, the Council of Warriors, and the Council of Four.
Who are the Aztec?
This Incan language was only spoken and was forced upon people to unify them.
What is Quechua?
The most important god in Incan culture.
Who is Inti?
The Maya used this as currency.
What is salt?
The Aztec built this to bring fresh water to Tenochtitlan.
What is a dike?
The governments of Tlacopan, Tenochtitlan, and Texcoco joined together in this alliance.
What is the triple alliance?
This was the body of water that provided fresh water for the Aztec.
What is Lake Texcoco?
The Inca settled in this valley, in present-day Peru.
What is Cuzco?
A system in which taxes were collected in the form of labor.
What is the mita system?
The volcanoes provided rich soil and this material that was used for sharp blades and spears.
What is obsidian?
This Aztec god brought success in battle and made the sun rise, according to their beliefs.