Maya
Aztec
Inca
Geography
Miscellaneous
100

This person was the most important, and highest ranking, person in the Maya civilization

Who is the king

100

The Aztec people often used this bean as a form of currency

What is the cocoa bean

100

The Inca people worked hard and had no wheeled vehicles. This animal was the Inca people's only working animal

 

What is a llama

100

The ancient civilizations of Latin America (Maya, Inca, and Aztec) were found on these TWO continents 

What are North America and South America

100

You will not find this year (number) on the dating system

What is ZERO (0)

200

The Maya people are said to be the first civilization to come up with this number.

What is ZERO

200

Explorers and conquistadors from this European country are said to be one of the main reasons for the fall of the Aztec civilization.

What is Spain

200

The capital of the Inca empire, Cuzco, is said to have been laid out in the shape of this animal


What is a puma

200

There are many different geographical features common to Latin America. Name ONE of them

What are mountains, rainforests, oceans, peninsulas, cenotes


200

There are many ways ancient Latin American culture has impacted present-day cultures. Name ONE

Answers will vary (ex: language, clothing, sports, celebrations, religion, farming techniques)

300

The Maya territory was divided into these

What are city-states

300

The Aztec people are said to have created this color dye from the acid of the cochineal beetle.

What is RED

300

The Inca were master builders who built bridges out of this material

What is rope

300

The flag of this Central American country

What is Mexico

300

These symbols represent what Maya number

What is 16

400

Name two possible reasons that the Maya civilization fell

What are overpopulation, slash and burn farming, climate change, earthquakes, disease, and Spanish conquistadores. 

400

This city is now located on the land that was the ancient empire of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan.

What is Mexico City

400

Name one thing that the Inca would do to prepare for battle (war)

What is fast (not eat) and make animal sacrifices 

400

Name at least ONE body of water that touches Central and/or South America

What are the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico

400

What 'CE' stands for when looking at a timeline of our dating system 

What is 'Common Era'
500

These deep natural wells of water are said to be spiritual places for the ancient Maya.

What are cenotes

500

The Aztec people built these for growing crops on their poor soil. 

What are chinampas or floating gardens

500

You will find almost half of the current Inca population in this South American country 

What is Peru

500

This picture illustrates what common daily practice of the ancient civilizations of Latin America

What is farming (terraced fields)

500

The Inca leader who tried to befriend the  Spanish Conquistadors.

Who is Atahualpa?