Mayans
Give me two way the Mayans organized their civilization.
What is Calendars, built pyramids and temples, built observatories, codex, farmed
What is a chinampa?
What is A floating garden bed used on the lake to grow crops
According to myth, how were the Incas created?
What is According to myth, the Incas were created by the sun god, Inti.
Name 3 Inventions of the Mayan Civilizations
What is Chocolate, use of 0, rotating crops, slash and burn farming, calendar, irrigation systems
What does Sapa Inca mean?
What is The sole leader of the empire
Give me one farming method of the Mayan civilization.
What is -Slash and burns methods
-Rotating crops
What was one of their religious practices?
What is They were polytheistic (believed in many gods). They used human sacrifice to make the gods happy.
Describe how the Incas ran their government.
What is The government had an empire with 1 leader (the Sapa Inca) and 4 provinces (Land of the 4 Quarters).
3 Inventions of the Aztecs Civilizations
What is Chinampas, Tenochtitlan, pyramids and temples, fierce warriors
The Mayans recorded history on Pottery, wood, stone, and codex, while the Incas recorded their data in the _________?
What is Quipu
Give me one example of when the Mayans wore masks.
What is
Celebrations
Battle
Death
Who was the last ruler of the Aztec civilization?
What is Montezuma
How did they take over other tribes?
What is They offered gifts and absorbed other tribes. They offered protection.
Name 3 Incas achievements
What is road and bridges, communication system (quipu), sculptures using silver and gold, building
What was the purpose of the systems of roads and bridges that the Incas used?
What is For communication
What were the three things they recorded their history on?
What is Pottery, wood, stone, Codex (fan-like books)
Who were the Aztecs led by?
What is Montezuma
How did the Incans survive drought?
What is They stored their grains that they had harvested.
The Mayans achieved successfully in math and science. Give me two examples of this.
What is The stars for the calendar and the base 20 system for numbers.
Name 5 different achievements of the Mayan civilization
What are Chocolate, use of 0, rotating crops, slash and burn farming, calendar, irrigation systems?
How did the Mayan civilization end?
What is We aren’t too sure. Some believe the Mayas died out or used their resources. Others believe that diseases spread.
How did the Aztec civilization end?
What is The conquistadors took over the Aztecs and brought diseases, such as smallpox, which killed them.
Who killed the last Incan emperor ruler and WHY?
What is Franciso Pizzaro killed the last ruler. He trapped and drafted his army. The Spanish wanted control over that area.
The Aztecs achieved successfully in farming and building. Give me two examples of this.
What is Chinampa making, pyramids, temples, Tenochtitlan
What was the Codex?
What is A fan-like book