Maya, Aztec, Inca
Maya, Aztec, Inca Part 2
Vocabulary
Compare and Contrast
Prefixes and roots
100

What is the capital of the Aztec Civilization?

What is Tenochtitlan.

100

Cuzco is the capital of what civilization?

What is the Inca Civilization

100

Ms. Frizzle stood out because of the distinct pattern on her dress?

Unique or different

100

List 3 works you can use to show a comparison?

similar to

similarly 

likewise 

in the same way 

just as 

at the same time 

additionally 

also

100

what prefixes did we learn that means not?

what are ir- and -il

200

Mesoamerica was home to what civilizations?

Who are the Maya and the Aztec?

200

What are tributes?

What are taxes?

200

What is another word we learned that means point?

What is peaked?

200

List three contrasting words?

however

in contrast

on the contrary

alternatively

whereas

instead

on the other hand

but

200

Write a sentence with illegible (include a because, but, so)

I could not read your essay because it was illegible

300

Why did the Maya have glyphs and codieces?

What is the way they wrote down information.

300

Why did the Maya Civilization fall?

1) Lack of rain

2) disease

300

Write a sentence that use nurture?

The gardener nurtured her tomato plants because she wanted to make sure they grow bigger.

300

What is a similarity between the Maya and the Aztec? (written as a similarity)

Both the Maya and Aztec grew corn, beans and squash.

Both the Maya and the Aztec had an important ball game

300

Write a sentence with interact (include a because, but, so)

I interact with my friends when we are partners in school because we can share ideas.

400

What civilization waged war to expand?

Who are the Aztec?

400

What were the Aztec's main farming method?

Chinampas

400

What are the 2 meanings of the word game?

1) animals hunted

2)an activity done for fun

400

Write a contrasting sentence for these two statements:

The Maya used the fresh water found in cenotes or natural wells 

The Aztec built aqueducts to transport fresh water from nearby spring

The Maya used the fresh water found in cenotes or natural wells, on the contrary, the Aztec built aqueducts to transport fresh water from nearby spring

400

Use attract in a sentence

The magnets attract the metal paper clips on the ground so my clean up job was faster.

500

What is a similarity of all three civilizations?

What is they believed in many gods

500

What civilization had amazing roads?

Who are the Incas?

500

What are cenotes and where are they found?

What are the fresh waters in natural wells maya empire?

500

Write a contrasting sentence for theses two: 

- The Aztec developed in the Valley of Mexico 

-The Maya developed in the Yucatán Peninsula and parts of Central America

The Aztec developed in the Valley of Mexico whereas the maya developed in the Yucatan peninsula and parts of Central America.

500

Use attract in a sentence (include a because, but, so)

In operation I extract the game pieces because the game asks to remove the pieces.