Major Geographic Features
Where were the Aztec located?
Mexico
Had to farm using "steppes" due to their mountainous terrain
Incas
What was the famous Inca city that was built on a mountain?
Machu Picchu
Used canals and causeways
The Aztecs
The Aztec practiced this ritual to appease their gods
Sacrifice
Where were the Inca located?
South America (MAINLY PERU)
used llamas to help with agriculture
The Incas.
What was the capital city of the Inca?
Cuzco
Their road system was extremely advanced. Many roads were formal, and some were paved.
The Inca.
The Aztec relied on two major crops for survival. Name one of them.
Maize (corn) or beans
Maya
The Maya used a type of agriculture called _______, which wore out the soil.
slash and burn
What was the capital city of the Aztecs?
Tenochtitlan
What was the most common transportation method for the Aztecs on land?
WALKING
They used masonry to fit stones together.
Inca.
Which group built their capital city on an island in the middle of a lake?
Aztec (Lake Texcoco)
____________ is a technique used in Mesoamerican agriculture which relies on small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico.
Chinampas
The Maya and Aztec built what type of buildings?
pyramids
This item was very important for Aztec transportation.
The canoe
Identify a reason why the Spanish were able to conquer the Inca and Aztec civilizations.
The Spanish had horses, superior weapons, and brought diseases that they had no immunity for.
What geographic landform was the center of the Inca civilization?
Andes Mountains
The Incas built terraces for farming and used ________ to carry water to their crops.
aqueducts
Who was the most famous Aztec leader?
A raised road built by the Maya was called this.
A sacbe
Who was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca?
Francisco Pizarro