Incas
Mummified it
What sea water animal did societies hunt in canoes?
Whales
What is obsidian?
Green or black volcanic glass found in the valley of Mexico
Name some important sites the Maya created.
Chichén Itzá, Copán, Palenque, Tikal, Uxmal, etc...
Who was Pachacuti?
Powerful and ambitious leader that took the throne.
North American or South American cultures?
North americans
What does "Teotihuacán" mean?
"City of the gods"
From where to where was the Maya stretched to geographically?
Mexico to northern Central America.
What did the Inca government allow people, unlike Mayas and aztecs.
Private commerce or trade
What is a "potlatch"?
A ceremony in which families display their rank and prosperity. Food, drinks and gifts were given.
Who were at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Enslaved people?
Slash-and-burn. They clear the land by burning and planting crops in the ashes.
What was the characteristic a man had to have to be chosen Incan leader?
He had to have at 11 noble lineages believed to be descendants of the sun god.
What are totems?
A natural object with which an individual, clan or group identifies itself.
How did Aztecs respond if locals failed to pay tribute to them?
They brutally destroyed the rebellious villages and slaughtered the inhabitants.
Who was at the top of the class structure of the Mayas?
The Maya King
How many centuries did the Incan Empire last for?
1 century
How many years B.C did people of the southwest begin to farm land?
1500 B.C
How did Aztecs track days?
Aztec calendar
What did the Mayas give as an offering or sacrifice to their gods? (hint:a part of their internal body)
Their blood