The Mayas
Name of memorial pillars.
Stelae
How did the Aztecs grow food?
They built chinampas (floating gardens)
What is khipu?
System of cords and beads for counting and keeping track of labor.
Where is Mesoamerica?
Mexico and Central America
Group that constructed permanent stone and adobe buildings called pueblos
Anasazi
What were the 2 types of agriculture used by the Mayas?
Slash and Burn
Terraces to trap silt
Where did the Aztecs build their capital city?
Island in a lake/central Mexico (1/2 point) Tenochtitlan (full points)
What is m'ita?
System of compulsory labor owed to the empire.
Why didn't people in Mesoamerica rely on animals to do work?
Because there weren't any beast of burden. No large animals.
Pueblos in the southwest have round ritual enclosures called ____________.
Kivas.
What were 2 cultural contributions of the Mayas?
Astronomy
Architecture
Written language
Math/number system
Concept of Zero
Describe the Aztec leader, his political power and how he gains his role as leader.
Semi divine king who becomes the representative of the gods on earth elected by males from powerful noble families.
What is Ayllu?
Local communities in which the Inca Empire was divided to provide labor for the empire.
What crops did all Mesoamerican civilizations grow? (give 2 examples)
maize (corn) and beans
What was the major difference between the people of North America and the Mayas, Aztecs and Inca?
They are not considered civilizations.
Describe the 2 types of calendars created by the Mayas.
Solar calendar of 365 days based on agricultural cycle and ritual year of 260 days.
The Aztecs were the most ____________, than any other civilization in Mesoamerica.
militaristic/warlike
What 2 animals did Incas used for wool, food and carrying stuff?
Llamas and alpacas
What structures did all Mesoamerican civilizations build to honor their gods?
pyramids
The Mound Builder city in North America.
Cahokia
How did the government of the Maya's differ from the government of the Aztecs?
Mayas had city-states (decentralized), whereas Aztecs had an empire with one ruler (centralized).
How did Aztec women gain higher status?
having warrior sons
How were the Inca different from most civilizations of its time?
They did not have a written language.
Three things they all had in common
Ball game, Polytheistic, human sacrifice, priests were top in social class
The Mound Builder city in North America is located near which modern day state.
Illinois (East St. Louis)