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Aztec
Inca
Maya
Vocabulary
Mixed Bag
100
This is where the Aztec lived.
What is Mexico
100

This is where the Inca lived.

What is South America?

100

This is where the Maya lived.

What is Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, Honduras/ Central America

100
Each of the three cultures worshipped many of these
What is gods?
100

These two cultures have a written language.

Who were Maya and Aztec

200

The Aztecs created a method of farming by creating floating gardens called..

What is chinampas?

200

This was a system of knotted cords to record and organize information.

What is a Quipu?

200

Maya cities were built using....

What is from stone?

200
This empire existed in modern day Mexico. They built canals, used pointed sticks to plant seeds, and hunted wild animals for food. They lived from around 1200-1500AD.
Who were the Aztec?
200

This culture lived in what is now Mexico, Belize, and a few other countries. They used cenotes to collect and store fresh water. 

Who were the Maya?

300
The Aztec thought this man was one of their gods when he arrived. He eventually took over the Aztec empire.
Who is Hernan Cortez?
300

The Inca are known for constructing over 19,000 miles of this.

What are roads?

300
Steps cut out on the side of mountains to grow crops

What is terrace farming

300

each person does a particular kind of work according to his/her skills 

What is jobs or job specialization

300
Which characteristic does this describe: Woman taking care of the kids and cooking food. 

What is Job Specialization 

400

This is how the Aztec empire fell.

What is the arrival of Hernan Cortez, taking over Tenochtitlan, and teaming up with their enemies and  spreading disease.

400
This is how the Inca empire fell.
What is the arrival of Francisco Pizarro, the murder of Atahualpa, and the spreading of disease.
400

This is how the Maya empire ended.

What is the Maya disappeared mysteriously. Most likely because of drought, warfare or misuse of resources

400

What is the institutions that make laws and customs for a particular area 

What is Government 

400

Which characteristic does this describe: the construction of hydraulics systems to carry water to dry land for crops 

What is technology 

500

Name three contributions of the Aztec culture.

What are calendar, canals, chinampas, pyramids, causeways, aqueduct systems 

500

Name three contributions of the Inca Empire.

What are  bridges, miles of road, quipu, hydraulics systems, terrace farming 

500

The Maya built what underground storage chambers to hold water?

What is cenotes?

500
Persons arranged in ranks or classes from lowest to highest 

What is social hierarchy 

500

Name 3 words that would go with all three cultures.

What are: gods, calendar, astronomy, human sacrifice, pyramids, architects, farmers