PIECES
What does the "C" in PIECES stand for?
Culture
Name one country in Latin America.
Answers will vary.
What would the Aztecs do to ensure the rising of the sun?
Human sacrifice
What was the number one killer for the Mesoamericans when Spain colonized the land?
Smallpox (disease)
What country are the two main characters from?
Spain
What does the "I" in PIECES stand for?
Innovations or Inventions
What is the largest country in Latin America?
Brazil
Name one way someone would become a slave under the Maya civilization.
Name the civilization that is known for crafting colossal stone heads.
Olmec
What would happen to the losing team of the rubber ball game?
The losing team would be sacrificed.
Environment & Economy
Name two regions of Latin America (there are four).
South America
Central America
Mexico
Islands of the Caribbean
Which civilization created a calendar that sparked mass hysteria for the year 2012?
Maya
Name one theory that historians have for the downfall of the Maya civilization.
Answers will vary.
Name the two main characters.
Miguel and Tulio
What country is Machu Picchu located in?
Peru
The Inca kings believed they were descendents of __________. Which would explain their large egos.
gods
What is the main difference between a kingdom and an empire?
Empires expand and control other nations, kingdoms control their own people and typically stay in their land.
What does the phrase "to err is human" mean?
it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
Name a characteristic about the Inca that fits under the "P" category (Politics)
Answers will vary (ex. they're an empire)
What country is Teotihuacan located in?
Mexico
The Aztecs had a closed system which meant what exactly?
You are unable to move up from your social class.
Why were priests part of the elite class in Mesoamerican societies?
They were speaker for the gods.
Name the two reasons Hernan Cortes wanted to go to the New World (both start with the letter "G")
Gold and Glory