Vocab
A type of corn
Maize
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
What happened to the losing team of the ball game that the Mayans played?
They were sacrificed
What type of religion did the Incas practice that was similar to the Maya and Aztecs?
Polytheism
Who was the leader of the Aztecs in the 1500's?
Montezuma
Floating gardens that the Aztecs used to adapt to swampy conditions
Chinampas
What was the Aztec population at its peak?
25 million
What two items did the Maya use as money?
Cacao beans and Obsidian
Terraces
Who was the Spanish conquistador that the Aztecs thought was Quetzalcoatl when he arrived in Mexico in the 1500's?
Hernan Cortes
Spanish warriors who conquered the Aztecs and the Incas
Conquistadors
What disease killed a majority of the Aztecs
Small pox
What does the Mayan H.A.M. stand for?
H- Hieroglyphs
A- Astronomy
M- Mathematics
What is the name of the royal retreat for the Incan rulers?
Machu Picchu
Who was a Mayan priest-king that killed animals and sometimes people as offerings to the gods?
Pacal
The writing system that the Mayans used that included pictures that represent either words or sounds
Hieroglyphs
What did other tribes have to pay the Aztecs so that they could be left alone?
Tribute
Where did the Mayans live?
In southern Mexico, in an area called the Yucatan Peninsula
What continent did the Incas live on?
South America
Who is the Spanish conquistador responsible for conquering the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
An accordion-like book that the Mayans used to record their history
Codex
Who did the Aztecs think Hernan Cortes was at first and why?
Quetzalcoatl because they predicted he would return in the 1500s.
What is the difference between the sacrifices of the Maya and the Aztec?
The Maya sacrificed more animals than humans and the Aztec sacrificed more humans than animals.
What was the official language of the Inca and when did they use it?
Quechua and it was used when doing business
Who was the Incan king who was captured the Spanish for not converting to Christianity?
Atahualpa