Inca
Maya
Aztec
100
  • 100: What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?


  • Answer: Cusco

100
  • 100: What essential crop was commonly grown by the Maya?

Answer: Corn

100
  • 100: What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire located on an island?

Answer: Tenochtitlan

200
  • 200: What agricultural technique did the Inca use to farm on steep mountainsides?

  • 200:
    Answer: Terracing

200
  • 200: What numerical concept did the Maya develop that was significant to mathematics?

Answer: The concept of zero

200
  • 200: What was the highest social rank in Aztec society?

Answer: The emperor (Huey Tlatoani)

300
  • 300: Who was the ruler of the Inca Empire, considered a descendant of the gods?

Answer: Sapa Inca

300
  • 300: What was the name of the Mayan writing system that used symbols?

Answer: Hieroglyphic writing

300
  • 300: What farming technique did the Aztecs use to create fertile land on water?

Answer: Chinampas

400
  • 400: What was the Inca's unique system of recording information using strings and knots called?

Answer: Quipu

400
  • 400: Which two famous Maya cities are still recognized today for their architectural achievements?

Answer: Tikal and Chichen Itza

400
  • 400: What language did the Aztecs speak?

Answer: Nahuatl

500
  • 500: What was the name of the famous mountain city built by the Inca?

Answer: Machu Picchu

500
  • 500: Who was a famous and young ruler of the Maya civilization?

Answer: Pakal

500
  • 500: What was the primary purpose of the sacrifices performed by the Aztecs?

Answer: To appease the gods