What continents did the Big 3 Civilizations inhabit?
North and South America
What are the 3 periods of Mayan civilization?
Pre-classic
Classic
Post-classic
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernán Cortés
What is the title of ruler of the Incas?
Sappa Inca
Which of the Big 3 Civilizations did not sacrifice humans?
The Inca
What body of water is this?
The Amazon River
True or False
The Mayans were a united empire.
False - a loose collection of city-states that shared a culture
What did the Aztecs call themselves?
Mexica
What was the amazing part about the Inca's building technique?
They did not use mortar
What was the main crop across all 3 civilizations?
What major landform is this?
The Yucatan Penisula
What was the name of the Mayan ball game?
What was the major innovation did the Aztecs do to build their capital city?
Giant wooden spikes deep into the ground/lake bed and then built upon that.
Who conquered the Inca?
Francisco Pizarro
What is the "Lost City of the Incas"?
Machu Picchu
What mountain range runs along the western side of South America?
The Andes Mountains
2 - Regular and Religious - Everyone can read the regular, but only priests can read the religious one.
What is a chinampa?
What was the Inca system of record keeping called?
The Quipu
What was the Mayan's significant achievement in math?
The came up with zero on their own
What modern-day city is where Tenochtitlan once stood?
Mexico City
How many tiers are in the Mayan social pyramid, and what are they in order?
5
Ruler
Nobles
Skilled Laborers (Craftsman)
Comenors
Slaves
What was the central part of Aztec society that everything revolved around?
Warfare
How many tiers are in the Incan social pyramid, and what are they in order?
3
Ruler (+ family)
Nobles
Commoners
Aquaducts