Inca
Give an example of a beast of burden.
"Oxen are considered beasts of burden. Different animals are used around the world as beasts of burden. Some common examples are: elephants, donkeys, horses, yaks, oxen, mules, yaks, buffaloes, camels, llamas, reindeer, and water buffalo."
All of the following countries are areas where they Maya once lived EXCEPT one:
Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Peru
Cierto/Falso
The Aztec built the cities of Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan
falso
They did not build Teotihuacan.
Translate:
Ella es mi prima.
She is my cousin.
Conjugate:
We study
nosotros estudiamos
The Inca built which famous city?
Machu Picchu
Cierto/Falso
Like the Inca, the Maya had no system of writing.
falso
They Maya had a system of writing.
The Aztec capital is now buried under which city?
Mexico City
Ellos son sus tios.
They are your/their/his/her/ uncles or aunts/uncles.
Conjugate:
You write
tu escribes
_____________ is the man credited for discovering the famous Incan city.
Hiram Bingham
Define: dynasty
a ruling family
Who led the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortes
Translate:
Ella es nuestra pariente.
She is our relative.
What are the "yo" forms of the verbs "to arrive/come" and "to have?"
tener (to have) = tengo
venir (to arrive/come)= vengo
Name two reasons why Incan architecture is so impressive.
- built on top of a mountain
- built on a fault line (lot of earthquakes)
- no mortar/amalgam between stones
- stones were perfectly shaped to fit together
- no wheels or iron tools were used
- no beasts of burden were used
- many buildings align with astronomical events
Name one special feature of the "Castillo" pyramid at Chichen Itza.
-- the echo when you clap at the base of the pyramid
-- there are 365 steps to represent the days of the year
-- the "descent of kukulcan" during the spring and fall equinoxes (serpent shadow)
Name two things that helped the Spaniards conquer the Aztecs.
- disease (smallpox)
- they had horses
- they had guns/superior weapons
Translate:
Tu abuela y tu abuelo son tus abuelos.
Your grandmother and your grandfather are your grandparents.
Fill in the missing conjugations of "venir."
vengo _______
vienes _______
_____ vienen
venimos
venis
viene
Why don't we know much about how the Inca lived?
They had no written language.
What is the name for writing made up of symbols that represent objects or sounds?
hieroglyphic writing
Explain the significance of the Mexican flag.
The eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its mouth represents the sign from the Aztec god that told them where to build their capital city.
Translate:
He is your (y'all's) stepbrother.
El es vuestro hermanastro.
Explain how to conjugate an e:ie stem-changing verb.
First, you take off the last two letters. Then, you change the stem for all forms EXCEPT the "nosotros" and "vosotros" forms (those get the original stem). Finally, you add the correct endings from the chart.