Vocab
The capital of the Inca Empire.
What is Cuzco?
Who built the first pyramids in the Americas?
The Olmec
Where the Aztecs built their empire
Where is Mexico?
South America
What is labor?
Official Inca language
What is Quechua?
What environment did the Maya live in?
What are tropical forests?
What are floating gardens called?
What are chinampas?
This happens as altitude increases.
What is it gets colder?
Lesson 2: The largest contributor to the Aztecs' downfall.
What is smallpox?
What are conquistadors?
This caused a pause in the development of Maya culture.
What are volcanic eruptions?
The most important person in Aztec culture
What is the emperor?
What was the first major civilization in South America?
Chavin
Lesson 2: The number of people that lived in Tenochtitlan at its height
What is 200,000 people?
Capital of the Aztec Empire
What is Tenochtitlan?
What is to become a slave?
What the Aztecs did to please their gods
What is human sacrifice
Did the Moche religion involve human sacrifice?
Yes
Lesson 1: Was the Mayan Empire led by a single ruler?
No
An organized society within a specific area
What is a civilization?
How many days were in the Maya farming calendar?
What is 365?
The conqueror of the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortes?
The ruler of the Inca Empire that expanded its territory.
Who is Pachacuti?
Lesson 3: The biggest geographical challenge for the Andes civilizations
What is scarcity of water?