the Maya
the Aztec
the Inca
Sources
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100
The Mayans had three of these time-keeping devices, because they were masters of Astronomy!
What is a Calendar?
100
Because it can be extremely sharp, this volcanic glass was used for tools and weapons.
What is Obsidian?
100
The Incas made their home in this South American mountain range.
What are the Andes?
100
These sources are reliable, fragile, and may need translated.
What are primary sources?
100
A basic economic problem that means there's not enough stuff for everyone to always have enough.
What is Scarcity?
200
A game, a cross between basketball and hackey sack, where sometimes the losers were sacrificed!
What is Pok-a-tok?
200
This capitol city of the Aztecs was built on an Island.
What is Tenochtitlan?
200
The Incas needed to use this farming technique to survive in their Mountainous homes.
What are Terraces?
200
Examples of this type of source include Encyclopedias and Dictionaries.
What is a Tertiary Source?
200
European "mother countries" set these up to harvest raw materials.
What are Colonies?
300
A farming technique where the rainforest is destroyed in order to fertilize the soil for farming.
What is the Slash-and-Burn technique?
300
In order to farm at their island capitol, the Aztec built these floating gardens.
What are Chinampas?
300
The Inca system of these structures rivaled the Roman system.
What are Roads?
300
These kinds of sources are copies, interpretations, or edits of originals.
What is a secondary source?
300
These are made from raw materials and exported to the Colonies.
What are Finished Goods?
400
A major mathematical discovery by the Mayans
What is the "number" zero?
400
This geographical 'basin' was the home of the Aztec.
What was the Valley of Mexico?
400
Inca engineers built these across gorges and between mountains.
What are Suspension Bridges?
400
Usually present to some degree in Secondary sources, this word means a prejudiced view.
What is bias?
400
These "free laborers" were used in the colonies to counteract the bad deal they were given under Mercantilism.
Who are African slaves?
500
Name one reason the Maya may have disappeared.
Disease/Drought/War/Overpopulation.
500
This conquistador destroyed the Aztecs.
Who was Cortes?
500
It's the title of their Emperor.
Who was Sapa Inca?
500
A work about a person, written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
500
A VERY profitable cash crop, grown in America, that became popular when colonists couldn't find gold.
What is Tobacco?
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