Maya
Dates and Location of the Maya people
Yucatan peninsula (Mexico) and present day Guatemala.
250 CE - 750 CE (500 years) - first of the Mesoamerican people.
Dates and Location of the Inca people.
West Coast of South America - not in same area of other Mesoamerican people. Andes Mountains.
1400's - 1572
Dates and Location for the Aztec people.
Northern Mexico and Lake Texcoco.
1325 - 1571 (about 250 years)
The communication system for the Inca people.
Quipu
Which group of people (Maya, Aztec, or Inca) was divided into smaller regions (4 total) each with their own governor.
Inca.
One emperor to rule over all = Sapa Inca (sole ruler)
Farming technique used by the Maya people
Slash and Burn - clearing fields, rotating crops
Farming technique used by the Inca people.
Terrace Farms - created them because of mountainous terrain, cutting edge technology
Farming technique(s) used by the Aztec people.
Chinampas - floating island gardens used to farm. Land was mostly water based.
This group of people created a vast system of canals, bridges and used canoes.
Aztecs.
Mesoamerican people built these to worship their Gods.
Pyramids.
Independent cities that served as cultural centers for the region = rach had their own king.
City States (Maya)
The capital and most important city for the Inca people.
Cuzco
The capital and most important city for the Aztec people.
Tenochtitlan aka Big T.
The symbols used by the Maya in their written language.
Glyphs
This group performed the most human sacrifices of any Mesoamerican group.
Aztecs
The accordion style book of written Maya language.
codex
The Inca were located in this continent in what present day country.
South America
Peru (Andes Mountains)
True of False: The Aztec had one single Emperor who ruled over all the people.
True
The Maya and Aztec both created versions of this that we still use today.
The Maya used a Sun Stone with theirs.
calendars.
This group had a universal education system - meaning education for all, not just the men.
Aztec.
True or False: Maya city States would fight other Mayan city States to capture them and sacrifice them to their Gods.
True
Why did the Inca empire have so many different temples throughout their land?
they built a new temple for each emperor who died.
Who were the most important people outside of the emperor in Aztec society?
priests, warriors and wealthy families
This group of people created a ball game and courts to play it on. Similar to basketball today.
Maya
These Mesoamerican people were often the second most powerful to the emperor or king
priests.