Geographic Regions
Cultural Adaptations
Aztec Empire
Inca Empire
Artifacts and Evidence
100
This cultural region relied heavily on buffalo for food and shelter.
Great Plains
100
What farming method used floating gardens in lakes?
Chinampas
100
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlán
100
What was the form of labor the Inca used to build roads?
Mit’a
100
What is an artifact
An object made or used by people
200
What region were the Mississippians primarily located in?
Mississippi River Valley
200
What innovation let the Inca farm on mountains?
Terracing
200
What did the map of the Aztec Empire show about how it was organized? 
Core, Tributary, and Allied states
200
What did the Inca road system allow the empire to do?
Stay connected and control territory
200
Why do historians study mounds and pottery?
Reveal beliefs and daily life without written record
300
Which region built cliff dwellings due to dry climate and limited wood?
Southwest
300
What adaptation helped Aztecs connect their island city to land?
Causeways
300
Why did Aztecs build chinampas?
To increase farmland on the lake
300
Why were terraces important for Inca farming?
Made farming possible in the mountains
300
What is one strength of images or sketches as sources?
Show details like homes, tools, layout
400
What geographic challenge did the Inca face while building roads?
Andes Mountains (steep terrain)
400
What is one way mound-building reflected Mississippian beliefs?
Religious/political power centers
400
A Spanish soldier wrote that he was shocked by how big and advanced the cities were in the Aztec Empire. What does this tell us about how the Spanish viewed Aztec society?
They were surprised that the Aztecs had cities as advanced as those in Europe.
400
How does terracing reflect Inca adaptation to geography?
They solved erosion and land issues
500
What does the variety of homes—like plank houses in the Pacific Northwest and adobe dwellings in the Southwest—tell us about how Native peoples lived in different regions? (Vocab word)
They adapted their homes to the natural resources and climate of each region.
500
Why are adaptations like chinampas and terraces important to survival?
They helped people farm in difficult environments
500
How did tribute help the Aztec Empire grow in power?
Provided goods/labor from conquered areas. As well as sacrifices to appease the gods and maintain control
500
What does the use of qullqas suggest about the Inca?
They planned for long-term food storage