Geography
The mountain range in which the Inca were located.
Andes Mountains
The religions of the Maya, Inca, and Aztecs were all this type of belief system.
Polytheistic
Both the Maya and Aztec had an advanced lunar and solar version of this.
Calendar
A government in which one leader is the head of the state and the head of the religion.
Theocratic Monarchy
The technique used by the Maya and Inca to sustain agriculture in the highlands.
Terrace Farming
The region in which the civilizations of the Maya and Aztecs were located.
Mesoamerica
Large constructs built by the Maya and Aztecs for rituals.
Pyramids
The Inca mastered this craft, building structures with perfectly fitted stone blocks.
Masonry (stonework)
The Spanish conquistadors who led the conquest of the Aztecs and the Inca. (name both)
Hernán Cortés & Francisco Pizarro
City-states in the Aztec Empire were required to send this to support the capital.
Tribute
The capital of the Inca Empire.
Cusco
Rituals conducted by the civilizations of the Americas to appease or nourish their gods.
Blood Sacrifice
Concept of Zero
The most notable Sapa Inca who began the construction of the Royal Road and the expansion of the empire.
Pachacuti
This animal was the only large mammal domesticated by the Inca.
Llama/Alpaca
The mountainous and jungle terrain of the Maya region led to the development of these decentralized political units.
City-States
The Mayan god Kukulkan and the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl were both based on this creature.
Winged Serpent
The Aztecs built these to bring water to their capital.
Aqueducts
The Halach Uinic that proves that women could hold the highest status in Mayan society.
The three crops that are known as the 'Three Sisters'.
Corn (maize), Beans, & Squash
The name of the Aztec capital and the location where it was built.
Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco
The Maya believed all things contained k’uh, (sacredness); this belief is known as this.
Animism
The English name for the Qhapaq Nan, built by the Inca.
The title given to the leader of the Aztec Empire.
Huey Tlatoani
Man-made floating gardens built by the Aztecs.
Chinampas