Sinkholes/ which lead to underground rivers and swamps
100
What sacred mountain retreat did the Incas build?
Machu Picchu
100
What was the name of the God that The Aztec worshiped?
Quetzalcoatl
100
What were the Spanish warrior explorers called?
Conquistadors
100
What is the name of the land bridge that connected The Americas to Asia during the ice age?
Beringia
200
What is one reason the Maya sacrificed people?
To please their Gods
200
Did the Inca sacrifice people regularly?
No
200
What are the books called that The Aztecs created?
Codex or Codecies
200
16. What two leaders fought over Mexico/ The home of the Aztec?
Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II
200
What part of the Americas did farming first begin
Mesoamerica
300
List the order that these three Civilizations existed Inca, Aztec, Maya?
Maya Aztec Inca
300
Why would they sacrifice people?
During disasters like earthquakes to please the Gods.
300
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300
Which Spanish conquistador gained control over the Aztecs
Cortes
300
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400
How did the Maya record history?
Hieroglyphics and Storytelling
400
Why was Incan architecture special?
They had very few tools but they cut stone so perfectly that not even a knife blade could fit between them and earthquakes would not destroy the walls.
400
How did the Aztec and Incan empires come to an end?
Diseases and The Spanish Invasion / Conquest
400
Which warrior explorer is known for defeating the Inca?
Francisco Pizarro
400
What was Teotihuacan?
The first ancient organized/ planned city in the ancient Americas
500
RANDOM INCA QUESTIONS! What happened to Atahualpa?
They executed him and took all his money
500
What was the name of the most powerful Incan God and what did the God’s name mean?
Pachacamac Lord of The Earth
500
List 3 ways that The Aztecs thought you could get to the afterlife?
Soldiers who died in battle, captive that gave their life in sacrifice, and Women who dies in Childbirth.
500
Why do you think this Cortes was about to defeat the Aztecs?
They had more powerful weapons, they had smallpox, and they had a good strategy
500
Why did Farming begin in Mesoamerica?
Because it had fertile soil, a temperate climate, and let's face it the rest of the world was still frozen.