Aztec
What is one reason for the decline of the Maya civilization?
What is environmental degradation and drought?
What mountain range was home to the Inca civilization?
What are the Andes Mountains.
How did the arrival of Europeans contribute to the decline of the Aztecs?
What is through conquest and the spread of diseases?
How did the Aztecs adapt to their environment for agriculture?
What are chinampas (floating gardens)?
The Inca are known for over 2,000 of these.
What is miles of roads?
What was the Mayan social structure modeled after?
A pyramid (Top ruler, then nobles, and priest, followed by merchants and artisans, peasants and finally the enslaved)
What internal conflict led to the decline of the Inca Empire?
What is a civil war between rival factions?
What is the capital city of the Aztec civilization?
What is Tenochtitlán?
What geographic feature was crucial for Aztec trade?
What is Lake Texcoco?
What was the Inca road system used for?
What is for trade, military movement and communication (messengers)?
This is how the Maya empire ended.
What is drought, crop failure and warfare?
How did trade disruptions affect the Maya civilization?
What is leading to resource shortages and economic decline?
What was one architectural feature that allowed the Aztecs to build their capital in the middle of the lake?
What are canals and chinampas?
Why was tribute so important to the Aztecs?
What is tribute was important because it was used to help feed the huge population of Tenochtitlán and to pay warriors, priests, officials, and servants.
How did the Incas manage agriculture in the mountainous terrain?
What are terraces?
Name the 3 of the major Mayan crops.
What are corn, beans, squash and chili peppers?
What external pressures contributed to the fall of the Aztecs?
What are military invasions from Spanish conquistadors?
What was one way the Aztecs and Incas supported their empires?
What are taxes and tribute?