Religion
What does the word "polytheistic" mean?
What did both the Maya and Aztec use as money?
cacao beans
What kind of government did these tribes have?
monarchy / king / emperor
What country took over the Aztec and Inca empire?
Spain
What country did the Maya and Aztec empires live in?
Mexico
Where did the sacrifices happen?
at a temple / on an altar
How did the Aztec people farm on a swampy marsh?
floating gardens (chinampas)
How did the Aztec write their laws?
In a codex with pictures of rules and punishments
What was a big achievement of the Inca that connected the empire?
a network of roads / runners that carried messages
What country did the Inca empire begin in?
Who did the Inca worship besides gods?
their ancestors (family members)
How did the Maya and Inca farm into the hillside?
terrace farms (flat steps)
Who was at the bottom of Aztec & Maya social structure?
What disease was brought from Europe to the Americas?
smallpox
What lake did the Aztec people build their city of Tenochtitlan on?
Lake Texcoco
What other job did Maya kings have?
priests
How did the Inca people get what they needed?
the mita system - worked for the government and the government distributed food and goods
How did Inca leaders make requests of their people?
They held feasts and made the requests afterward
What was one achievement of the Maya in science, math, and astronomy?
365 day calendar / prediction of eclipses / number system with a symbol for 0
What was the main Inca city called?
Why did tribes offer sacrifices?
to keep the gods happy / keep bad things from happening
Name one crop farmed by these tribes
corn, squash, potatoes, peppers, etc.
What two tribes played the ball game called Ollamalitzli?
Aztec & Maya
How did the Inca record information without a writing system?
knotted ropes called quipu
What was the name of the peninsula where the Maya lived?
The Yucatan Peninsula