The Inca
These structures helped to keep the expansive Incan empire connected.
Roads (or the Royal Road)
The capital of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlán, became what modern-day city?
Mexico City
Name three crops commonly cultivated by the Maya.
Corn, beans, squash, cacao, tomatoes, cotton, vanilla...
The _______ Ocean is located to the east of South America and the west of Africa.
Atlantic
Scientists who hunt for evidence buried in the ground.
Archaeologists
What is the name of the Incan sun god?
Inti
The Sun God told the Aztec people to build their city where they saw this type of bird perched on a cactus.
Eagle
The Maya used two calendars. One was called the “Sacred Round.” Was the second a lunar calendar or a solar calendar?
Solar
This geographic region consists of seven countries: Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Central America
A writing system that uses pictures and symbols instead of letters and words.
Hieroglyphics
What is the name of the farming technique used by the Inca (similar to the swales in our Forest Garden at NCS!)
Terrace Farming
What was the name of the emperor who ruled the Aztec Empire at the time of European contact?
Moctezuma (II)
Describe the location of the Mayan civilization before their disappearance between AD 800 and 900.
Acceptable answers:
-Southeastern Mexico, including the Yucatán Peninsula, as well as Guatemala, Belize, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador.
-Central America
This mountain range stretches for 5,500 miles along the western coast of South America.
Andes Mountains
Relating to or determined by the sun (might be a type of calendar or eclipse…)
Solar
What was the capital of the Incan empire? (today, a major city in Peru)
Cusco
The Aztec believed they were living under the 5th sun. Name a way that the world ended under one of the four previous suns.
Flood, fire, jaguars, giants
This is the name of the ‘serious’ ball game played by the Maya.
Pok-ta-pok
A ________ is a large, flat area of land that is raised above the surrounding land and surrounded by steep sides.
Plateau
___________ is the process of using math and science to create, build, and solve problems with structures, products, and systems.
Engineering
The Inca tied knots on a ________ to keep track of important information and records.
Quipu
This English word comes from the Nahuatl word “xocolatl” which translates to “bitter water.”
Chocolate
In the Mayan number system, a bar ( — ) represents what number?
5
How many feet above sea level is Machu Picchu built? (within 1,000 feet)
7,972 (give or take 1,000 feet)
A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
Peninsula