Maya Civilization/ Aztec Government
Because they were divided.
Why did the Maya have a slow decline?
Man-made floating farms used by the Aztecs to grow crops
What are Chinampas?
Counting and keeping records
What were quipus used for?
Places with many people and buildings
What is cities?
The art of building beautiful buildings
What is architecture?
Because they were united.
Why did the Aztecs have a fast fall?
To bring clean water into the city
What did the Aztec use aqueducts for?
This famous Inca city was built high in the mountains, hidden from the outside world.
What is Machu Picchu?
Believing in many gods
What is polytheistic?
The groups people are divided into.
What is social classes?
To protect their houses from flooding and moisture
Why did the Maya make their houses on raised platforms?
Hernán Cortés and the Spanish soldiers, along with Aztec enemies, fought the Aztecs
What was one major reason the Aztec Empire fell?
Steps cut into mountains for farming
What are terraces?
Different people have different jobs
What is job specialization?
Places or buildings that are built for everyone to use.
What is public works?
You had to do the same type of job as your family.
How did being born into a Mayan social class decide your job and affect your future?
To have an easy way to get from the island city to the mainland
Why did the Aztecs build causeways?
They helped the Inca travel easily through the Andes Mountains. (2)
A large group of people who share a way of life
What is a civilization?
People in charge whose decisions affect a lot of people
What is organized government?
This is a disadvantage of having many city-states
What is fighting between city-states?
A partnership between three powerful city-states that controlled the empire
What was the triple alliance?
They caused the fall of the Inca Empire. (3 out of 5)
What did civil war, Spanish invaders with superior weapons, the capture of Atahualpa, and smallpox cause?
Each city had its own king and government
What is city-states?
Used to write down laws, records, and peoples’ ideas.
What is systems of writing?