Hunters and Gatherers
Why are they called Hunters and Gatherers?
Because they hunted animals and gathered berries and nuts.
What country did the Maya settled in?
Mexico, in the Peninsula of Yucatan.
What are the Aztec know as great as?
Great Warriors.
What is the name of the road the Inca build?
Royal Road.
What was the main animal they hunted?
Wolly Mammoths
What kind of game did they Maya play?
Ball game.
What did the Aztec build to get water for their crops and to drink?
Canals.
What did they use the road for?
To trade and for the runners/messengers to deliver message.
Why did the Hunters and Gatherers did not have a permanent home?
They wondered chasing food - they went where the food was.
What was the first crop the Maya planted?
Corn.
What did the Aztec see that made them settle in an specific place?
An Eagle, on a prickly pear cactus, eating a snake.
What is the name of the city the Inca built on the mountaintop in Peru?
Machu Pitchu
How did they get from Asia to the Americas?
They crossed the land bridge - Bering Strait.
The Maya were great observers of the ______.
Stars.
What did the Aztec Emperor offered the Spaniards for them to leave?
Gold, silver, jewelry.
What is a quipu?
Different colored string with knots used to record information?
What made the Hunters and Gatherers settle in one place?
They figured that if they planted their food, they would not need to be wondering for food. They started farming.
What did the Maya create using their knowledge of the stars and the seasons?
A Calendar
What was the name of the Aztec Emperor?
Moctezuma
What God is the main Aztec god? What does it have in its hand?
Sun god. He held a thunderbolt.