Aztec
What region of the Americas was the Aztec civilization located?
The Valley of Mexico
What region of the Americas was the Inca civilization located?
Andes Mountains/South America
What region of the Americas was the Mayan civilization located?
Yucatan Peninsula/Central America
Mayans used their observations of the sky to create an accurate ___________
"Calendar"
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
What brought fresh water to Aztec capital?
Aqueducts
True or False: The Inca did not have a written language
True
The Maya made extremely accurate calendars by observing what? (list at least 2 things)
moon, sun, planets, and stars
What does the "shell" represent in the Mayan Number System?
Zero
The Mayans "invented" what number?
zero
The Aztecs system of writing used what?
glyphs (symbols) and pictographs (images)
What allowed the Incas to maintain a very well-connected empire?
An extensive system of roads
The Mayan number system was based on what number?
20
How were the Mayans & Aztecs able to detect certain seasons such as when it might rain?
By using their solar calendar
What did the Mayans use to build their remarkable cities?
Several workers would be employed to use giant stone blocks & limestone without modern machinery
__________ was the name of artificial islands that the Aztecs made for farming & creating more land.
"Chinampas"
What was the name of a form of record keeping that included the use of knots and strings?
quipu
Using the Mayan Number System, what number does this symbol represent?
________
5
These amazing creations allowed the Inca to cross over dangerous rivers & valleys.
What are suspension bridges.
What is a "causeway" and what were they used for?
A road or track built across water used for individuals to travel across and transport goods.
The Aztecs had 2 calendars that they adapted from the Mayans...what were they & what was each one used for?
Sacred/Ritual Calendar used for religious festivities & the Solar Calendar used to help them track the farming seasons and time of year.
The Incas used a method called "terrace farming"....describe what it is.
A type of farming that utilizes "steps" built into the side of a mountain/hillside which then served as a place to plant crops
Approximately how many languages/dialects existed in the Mayan world?
30
The Mayan's created a unique architectural design by stacking stones into a triangular shape. What was this style called?
Corbel Vault
As a form of art, the Mayans created ________ that had 3D carvings of their gods.
"Steles"