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Vocabulary
Map Skills
Aztec
Maya
Inca
100
Define hemisphere
Half of the earth (north, south, west, or east)
100
Lines that run east to west are called...
Lines of latitude
100
What was the capital of the Aztec?
Tenochtitlan
100
The Mayan calendar was based on the movement of the...
Sun
100
Machu Picchu is located on the top of which mountain range?
Andes Mountains
200
What is a land form surrounded by water?
An Island
200
What is the Prime Meridian?
Imaginary line that divides the earth into the western and eastern hemispheres.
200
Describe the religion of the Aztec.
It was based on believing in many Gods (sun god, rain god, corn god, god of war, etc...)
200
What were chinampas?
Floating gardens
200
Why did the Incas have to build thousands of miles of roads?
They did not have a written form of language.
300
What is the system by which services, goods, and products are distributed?
Economics
300
What is the purpose of the compass rose?
To indicate which direction is north, south, east, and west
300
The Aztec based their civilization on...
Warfare
300
What was the Mayan written language called?
Hieroglyphs (picture words)
300
What was the method of farming used by the Incas?
Stone terraces (steps)
400
People or group of people that make laws, make sure they are carried out, and settle disagreements are called...
Government
400
What is the line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
Equator
400
Why did every man and boy serve in the military?
Because they believed it was an honor to die in battle for their god of war. Culture was based on warfare.
400
Explain the slash-and-burn method of farming used by the Maya
They would slash the trees, burn them, and then plant crops
400
The Incas were great at doing stonework. What is the best example of this stonework?
Machu Picchu
500
Define culture
The shared beliefs, custom, laws, art, and way of life of people or a group of people.
500
What is the difference between a political map and a physical map?
A political map shows cities A physical map shows landforms and bodies of water
500
Name 3 advancements of the Mayan
concept of zero, slash-and-burn method of farming, calendar, studied mathematics and astronomy, and empire
500
Name 3 advancements of the Aztecs
Complex religion of many gods, chinampas (floating gardens), empire, Tenochtitlan
500
Name 3 advancements of the Incas...
Complex religion, empire, thousands of miles of roads, stone terraces, and Machu Picchu