Maya, Aztec, Inca
This civilization lived in the Andes Mountains of South America.
Who were the Inca?
What word means "different in a way that is easy to notice"?
What is distinct?
Choose the best word: "My handwriting is so messy that it is ______."
What is illegible?
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all adapted to their __________ to survive.
What is environment?
The Maya created an advanced system of writing using symbols called ______.
What are glyphs?
This Aztec capital was built on an island and is now the site of Mexico City.
What is Tenochtitlan?
This word means to care for and help something grow.
What is nurture?
Choose the best word: "People from many villages gathered to ______ goods and ideas."
What is interact?
The Inca built terraces on mountainsides mainly for this purpose.
What is farming?
The Inca connected their empire with a large network of these.
What are roads?
The Maya recorded important information using these symbols.
What are glyphs?
A mountain with a sharp top could be described as this.
What is peaked?
Choose the best word: "The beautiful temple seemed to ______ visitors."
What is attract?
These natural wells were an important source of water for the Maya.
What are cenotes?
The Aztecs traded goods in large ______.
What are marketplaces?
The Aztecs created these floating gardens to grow crops.
What are chinampas?
If two friends have a heated argument, they are having a _____.
What is a quarrel?
Combine these ideas: "The city was small. It was powerful."
What is "The city was small, but it was powerful"?
The Aztecs built chinampas because they lived in an area surrounded by ______.
What is water?
Name one achievement of the Maya.
Calendar, mathematics, writing system, astronomy.
This explorer conquered the Inca Empire.
Who was Pizarro?
In the sentence, "Hunters searched the forest for game," what does game mean?
What are animals that are hunted?
Which connecting word shows contrast? because, but, so
What is but?
Why was adapting to the environment important for civilizations?
It helped them find food, water, and build successful communities.
What is one thing all three civilizations had in common?