Maya
Hunted these three animals for food.
deer, rabbit, monkey
Last Aztec emperor
Moctezuma
Expanded the empire in the 1400’s CE.
Pachacuti
What peninsula did the Maya live on?
Yucatan Peninsula
What does polytheism mean?
multiple gods
First to have a symbol for______.
zero
Floating gardens built by the Aztecs.
Chinampas
How were Inca taxes paid?
Labor, Mita system
Modern-day country where the Inca Empire began.
Peru
Volcanic rock used for weapons and tools.
obsidian
Why did the Mayan civilization never become an empire?
No ruler ever united the Maya, never making it an empire.
Regularly made _________ to please their gods.
human sacrifice
How did the Inca record information and pass down their history?
No writing system kept records with knotted cords called quipus, and also pasted down history orally
The Aztecs settled on an island in this lake.
Lake Texcoco
What is a city-state?
A political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside, Had its own government and own king.
List two of the four possible reason for the Mayan downfall.
Common people rebelled and moved out of cities, Warfare, Food shortages, Droughts
Besides trading goods, what key role did merchants play for Aztec Emperors?
Spies
Leader of the Spanish invasion of Inca lands.
Francisco Pizarro
Mountain range where the Inca Empire was located.
Andes Mountains
Overall term used when referring to these civilizations. (Hint: I talked about this at the beginning of the chapter.)
Mesoamerica
This person was believed to be related to gods and had religious and political power.
king
What did the Aztec Emperor believe Cortes was?
Quetzalcoatl
Retreat high in the Andes for the upper class
Machu Picchu
Conquistadors came from this country and ended up taking over the Aztec and Inca empires.
Spain
This Disney movie is loosely based on the Inca empire.
The emperors new groove