Civilizations & Geography
This civilization developed in the Andes Mountains of South America.
What is the Inca civilization?
The Inca built these flat farming areas into hillsides to grow crops.
What are terraces?
This was the capital city of the Aztec Empire.
What is Tenochtitlan?
If something is illegible, you cannot do this with it.
What is read it?
The Inca emperor was carried on a special seat by attendants during ceremonies and public appearances. What was this seat called?
What is a litter?
The Maya and Aztec civilizations developed in this larger region.
What is Mesoamerica?
The Aztec developed these raised fields in shallow lake areas to grow crops.
What are chinampas?
The Maya used these symbols as part of their writing system.
What are glyphs?
If two roads intersect, they do this.
What is cross or meet?
This civilization built its capital, Tenochtitlan, in the Valley of Mexico.
Who were the Aztec?
This natural feature provided fresh water to Maya communities in parts of the Yucatán region.
What are cenotes?
The Inca built an extensive system of these to connect places across their empire.
What are roads?
People in the Aztec and Inca empires provided goods to their rulers through this system.
What is tribute?
Choose the connecting word: The Inca built roads ___ messengers could travel across the empire.
What is so? or so that
This civilization was organized into independent city-states rather than one united empire.
Who were the Maya?
The Aztec built their major city in this valley.
What is the Valley of Mexico?
The Inca built these structures to carry water from one place to another, helping supply water to communities and farmland.
What are aqueducts?
What do we call special activities that people perform to honor their beliefs and traditions?
What are religious rituals or ceremonies?
The Inca built long roads across mountains and used messengers to carry information throughout their empire. What does this suggest about the Inca?
What is that the Inca were skilled engineers and organized their empire to communicate over long distances?
the Spanish explorer associated with the decline of the INCA is ___________ .
Who is Francisco Pizarro
Explain why the mountainous environment created challenges for the Inca when farming and traveling.
Steep land made farming and travel difficult, so they developed terraces and roads.
Explain how an invention or farming method helped one civilization adapt to its environment.
Chinampas helped the Aztec farm in lake areas; terraces helped the Inca farm on mountain slopes; irrigation helped the Taino grow crops.
Name two ways the Inca organized and connected their empire.
They divided the empire into four regions overseen by officials, and they built an extensive road system for travel and communication.
A civilization built terraces on steep mountainsides to grow crops and created roads to connect faraway places. What can you infer about this civilization? Give one detail that supports your answer.
The Inca were skilled at adapting to their environment. The terraces helped them farm on steep mountain slopes.
Name three of the key characteristics of a CIVILIZATION (there are five total).
development of farming and cities
a writing system
government and laws
art and architecture
religion and beliefs