Vocab
What is Maize?
Corn. A popular thing the plant by many civilizations used to feed villages and people.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
A Spaniard who conquered the Aztecs
Aztec Achievements
Invented their own 365-day calender and had an advanced system of medicine.
What and where was the capital of the Aztec Empire
Tencochtitlan and Guatamala City
What is and who used the Barter System?
It was used by the Aztecs as a form of currency to trade for food, objects, and others instead of buying them.
What is Terrace Farming?
A method used by the Inca. It was many different levels of fertile land allowing different crops to have different temperatures.
Inca Achievements
they invented a form of mathematics and built advanced bridges.
What and where was the capital of the Maya empire?
Tikal and Northern Guatalmala
What is an Isthmus?
A land bridge connecting countries through
water
Define slash and burn farming
Cutting down trees and burning them to make fertile soil for farming.
Olmec Achievements
Carved colossal stone heads that are one of the biggest mysterys today
What and where was the capital of the Inca empire?
Cuzco and Peru
What is a Chinapa?
A floating island made by pilling up mud from the bottom of a lake. Used to farm.
Define Obsidian
A sharp rock formed by molten lava. Used by the Aztecs in war and sacrifice.
Maya Achievements
*DAILY DOUBLE* (worth 700 points)An advanced writing system, mathematics, and astronomy
What and where was the capital of the Olmec empire
San Lorenzo and Mexico
Define Quipus.
Record keeping. Used to keep track of dates, and population
What happened to the Maya
No one truly knows
Who had advanced record keeping?
The Inca